Identification of genes involved in alzheimer&#39;s disease using drosophila melanogaster

ABSTRACT

Transgenic flies displaying altered phenotypes due to expression of the Abeta and C99 portions of the human APP gene are disclosed. Use of these flies in a method to identify Drosophila genes and the human homologs of these Drosophila genes, that are potentially involved in Alzheimer&#39;s Disease, is also disclosed. The use of said human homologs as drug targets for the development of therapeutics to treat Alzheimer&#39;s Disease and other conditions associated with defects in the APP pathway, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising substances directed to these genes, are also disclosed.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurological disorder resulting in the degeneration and eventual death of neurons in brain centers controlling memory, cognition and behavior. The hallmark of the disease is the formation of insoluble amyloid deposits (senile plaques), the major component of which is the 40-42 amino acid amyloid beta (Aβ) peptide, a proteolytic product of the amyloid precursor protein (APP). These plaques are widely believed to be the major causative agents leading to the degeneration and death of neuronal cells.

[0002] The three major known genes associated with inheritance of familial Alzheimer's disease (FAD) in humans are the transmembrane receptor amyloid precursor protein (APP) and the two presenilin (PS1 and PS2) genes. Missense mutations in these genes result in the increased production of the Aβ peptide, underscoring the importance of this peptide in contributing to the disease state. APP is cleaved at two sites, beta and gamma, to release a 40-42 amino acid peptide, Aβ (reviewed in Mills, J. and Reiner, P. B. (1999) J. Neurochem 72: 443-460). Missense mutations in APP near the gamma site (Goate, A. et al., (1991). Nature 349: 704-706.), where the C-terminal end of the peptide is cleaved, result in production of more Aβ 42, by altering the 40/42 ratio (Suzuki, N., et al.(1994). Science 264: 1336-1340). Mutations around the beta site result in more overall production of both forms (Mullan, M., et al. (1992). Nat. Genet. 1: 345-347.); Citron, M. et al. (1995). Neuron 14: 661-670).

[0003] The presenilins are multiple pass transmembrane proteins, the functions of which are currently a matter of debate. Missense mutations in presenilins increase the release of the Aβ 42 form (Borchelt, D. R., et al. (1996). Neuron 17: 1005-1013); Citron, M., et al. (1997). Nat. Med. 3: 67-72; Murayama, O. et al. (1999). Neurosci. Lett. 265: 61-63) and account for the majority of FAD cases (Sherrington, R., et al.(1995). Nature 375: 754-760).

[0004] Many studies have examined the roles of both the soluble and insoluble (aggregated) forms of Aβ and it is widely believed that the aggregated form of the peptide is responsible for the observed toxic effects (Pike, C. J., et al. (1993). J. Neurosci. 13: 1676-1687; Lorenzo, A. and Yankner, B. A. (1994). Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91: 12243-12247; Giovannelli, L., et al (1998). Neurosci. 87: 349-357). There are a number of mechanisms that contribute to Aβ-induced death of neurons, including the disruption of intracellular calcium levels (for reviews, see Fraser, S. P., et al. (1997). Trends Neurosci. 20: 67-72; Mattson, M. P. (1997). Physiol. Rev. 77: 1081-1132; Coughlan, C. M. and Breen, K. C. (2000). Pharmacol. and Ther. 86: 111-144), the induction of an inflammatory response caused by activation of microglial cells (reviewed in Coughlan, C. M. and Breen, K. C. (2000). Pharmacol. and Ther. 86: 111-144) and the marked degeneration and/or disruption of the basal-forebrain cholinergic system, which is involved in learning and memory (reviewed in Hellstrom-Lindahl and Court, 2000, Behav. Brain Res. 113 (1-2): 159-68). Thus, it is clear that the deleterious effects of Aβ overproduction and its contribution to AD are numerous and complex.

[0005] Although a great amount of research has been dedicated to the study of Alzheimer's Disease and its general pathology, the genetic analysis of human neurodegenerative disorders is limited. As a result, the events that trigger the accumulation of beta amyloid, as well as the precise role of genes such as APP and others suspected to play a part in Alzheimer's Disease, is poorly understood.

[0006] Numerous contributions to the establishment of the central role of Aβ in the manifestation and progression of AD have come from studies in model systems. Transgenic mice expressing either wild type or mutant forms of APP exhibit AD pathology, in many cases developing amyloid plaques in an age-dependent fashion and in some cases displaying altered behavior and cognition (for reviews, see Price, D. L., et al (1998). Annu. Rev. Genet. 32: 461-493; van Leuven, F. (2000). Progress in Neurobiol. 61: 305-312). Transgenic mice expressing only the Aβ 42 peptide exhibit extensive neuronal degeneration in brain regions normally affected in AD, and 50% die at 12 months of age (LaFerla, F. M. et al. (1995). Nature Genet. 9: 21-30). The neural cells in these mice eventually apoptose, followed by astrogliosis and spongiosis. This demonstrates that Aβ 42 expression is toxic in vivo, and results in neuronal degeneration and apoptosis.

[0007] The use of Drosophila as a model organism has proven to be an important tool in the elucidation of human neurodegenerative disease pathways (reviewed in Fortini, M and Bonini, N. (2000). Trends Genet. 16: 161-167), as the Drosophila genome contains many relevant human orthologs that are extremely well conserved in function (Rubin, G. M., et al. (2000). Science 287: 2204-15). For example, Drosophila melanogaster carries a gene that is homologous to human APP which is involved in nervous system function. The gene, APP-like (Appl), is approximately 40% identical to the neurogenic isoform (695) of the human APP gene over three large domains (Rosen et al., PNAS USA 86:2478-2482 (1988)) and, like human APP695, is exclusively expressed in the nervous system. Flies deficient for the Appl gene show behavioral defects which can be rescued by the human APP gene, suggesting that the two genes have similar functions in the two organisms (Luo et al., Neuron 9:595-605 (1992)).

[0008] In addition, Drosophila models of polyglutamine repeat diseases (Jackson, G. R., et al (1998). Neuron 21: 633-642; Kazemi-Esfarani, P. and Benzer, S. (2000). Science 287: 1837-1840; Fernandez-Funez et al. (2000) Nature 408 (6808):101-6, and Parkinson's disease (Feany, M. B. and Bender, W. W. (2000). Nature 404: 394-398) closely mimic the disease state in humans, both at the cellular as well as the physiological level and have been used successfully to identify other genes that play a role in these diseases. Thus, the power of Drosophila as a model system is demonstrated in the ability to represent the disease state and to perform large scale genetic screens. This invention generally relates to a method to identify compounds and genes acting on the APP pathway in transgenic Drosophila melanogaster ectopically expressing genes related to AD. Expression of these transgenes can induce visible phenotypes and it is contemplated herein that genetic screens disclosed herein may be used to identify genes involved in the APP pathway by the identification of mutations that modify the induced visible phenotypes. The genes affected by these mutations will be called herein “genetic modifiers”. It is contemplated herein that human homologs of genetic modifiers thus identified would be useful targets for development of therapeutics to treat conditions associated with abnormalities in the APP pathway, including, but not limited to, the development of Alzheimer Disease (AD) therapeutics. It is also contemplated herein that some of these human homologs might be occurring on an area of human chromosome 10, shown to be linked to Alzheimer's disease (Bertram et al., Ertekin-Taner et al., Myers et al., Science 290, 2302-2305, 2000). Such human homologs might have the potential to be genetically linked to AD and serve as markers for AD or as targets for the development of therapeutics to treat conditions associated with abnormalities in the APP pathway, including, but not limited to, the development of Alzheimer Disease (AD) therapeutics. Such human homologs might also be acting in cellular pathways involving genes linked to AD and these human homologs might be used to identify the genes in these pathways.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0009] The present invention pertains to a transgenic fly whose genome comprises a DNA sequence encoding a polypeptide comprising the Abeta portion of human APP wherein said DNA sequence encodes Abeta40 (SEQ ID: NO 1) or Abeta42 (SEQ ID:NO 2), fused to a signal sequence, said DNA sequence operably linked to a tissue-specific expression control sequence; and expressing said DNA sequence, wherein expression of said DNA sequence results in said fly displaying an altered phenotype. In one particular embodiment, the DNA sequence encodes Abeta42, the tissue specific expression control sequence comprises the eye-specific promoter GMR and expression of the DNA sequence results in an altered phenotype referred to as the “rough eye” phenotype.

[0010] In a further aspect, the invention pertains to a transgenic fly whose genome comprises a DNA sequence encoding a polypeptide comprising the wild type C99 portion of human APP (SEQ. ID NO:3) or C99 portion of human APP with the London Mutation (SEQ ID NO: 4) fused to a signal sequence, said DNA sequence operably linked to a tissue-specific expression control sequence; and expressing said DNA sequence, wherein expression of said DNA sequence results in said fly displaying an altered phenotype. In one embodiment, the DNA sequence encodes the wild type C99, the tissue-specific expression control sequence is the UAS control element, which is activated by Gal4 protein produced in the brain by the 7B-Gal4 transgene and expression of the DNA sequence results in an altered phenotype characterized by a locomotory defect. In another particular embodiment, the DNA sequence encodes either the wild type C99 or the C99 portion of human APP with the London Mutation, the tissue-specific expression control sequence is UAS control element activated by Gal4 protein produced by the apterous-Gal4 transgene and expression of the DNA sequence results in an altered phenotype referred to as the “concave wing” phenotype.

[0011] In a further aspect, the invention pertains to a method to identify genetic modifiers of the APP pathway, said method comprising providing a transgenic fly whose genome comprises a DNA sequence encoding a polypeptide comprising the Abeta portion of human APP wherein said DNA sequence encodes Abeta40 (SEQ ID NO: 1) or Abeta42 (SEQ ID NO: 2), fused to a signal sequence, said DNA sequence operably linked to a tissue-specific expression control sequence; and expressing said DNA sequence, wherein expression of said DNA sequence results in said fly displaying an altered phenotype; crossing said transgenic fly with a fly containing a mutation in a known or predicted gene; and screening progeny of said crosses for flies that carry said DNA sequence and said mutation and display modified expression of the transgenic phenotype as compared to controls. In one embodiment, the DNA sequence encodes Abeta42, the tissue specific expression control sequence comprises the eye-specific promoter GMR and expression of said DNA sequence results in said fly displaying an altered phenotype referred to as the “rough eye” phenotype.

[0012] In a further aspect, the invention pertains to a method to identify genetic modifiers of the APP pathway, said method comprising: providing a transgenic fly whose genome comprises a DNA sequence encoding a polypeptide comprising the wild type C99 portion of human APP (SEQ. ID NO:3) or C99 portion of human APP with the London Mutation (SEQ ID NO: 4) fused to a signal sequence, said DNA sequence operably linked to a tissue-specific expression control sequence; and expressing said DNA sequence, wherein expression of said DNA sequence results in said fly displaying an altered phenotype; crossing said transgenic fly with a fly containing a mutation in a known or predicted gene; and, screening progeny of said crosses for flies that carry said DNA sequence and said mutation and display modified expression of the transgenic phenotype as compared to controls. In one embodiment, the DNA sequence encodes the wild type C99, the tissue-specific expression control sequence is the UAS control element, activated by Gal4 protein produced in the brain by the 7B-Gal4 transgene and expression of said DNA sequence results in said fly displaying an altered phenotype characterized by a locomotory defect. In another embodiment, the DNA sequence encodes either the wild type C99 or the C99 portion of human APP with the London Mutation, the tissue-specific expression control sequence is UAS control element activated by Gal4 protein produced by the apterous-Gal4 transgene and expression of said DNA sequence results in said fly displaying an altered phenotype referred to as the “concave wing” phenotype.

[0013] A further aspect of the invention pertains to a method to identify compounds that act on gene products involved in the APP pathway by assaying for compounds that can modify the phenotypes induced by expression of Abeta, said method comprising: providing a transgenic fly whose genome comprises a DNA sequence encoding a polypeptide comprising the Abeta portion of human APP wherein said DNA sequence encodes Abeta40 (SEQ ID NO: 1) or Abeta42 (SEQ ID NO: 2), fused to a signal sequence, said DNA sequence operably linked to a tissue-specific expression control sequence; and expressing said DNA sequence, wherein expression of said DNA sequence results in said fly displaying an altered phenotype; administering to said fly a candidate compound; and, assaying for changes in the phenotype of said fly as compared to the phenotype of a similar transgenic fly not administered the candidate compound. In one embodiment, the DNA sequence encodes Abeta42, the tissue specific expression control sequence is the eye-specific promoter GMR and expression of said DNA sequence results in said fly displaying an altered phenotype referred to as the “rough eye” phenotype.

[0014] Yet another aspect of the invention pertains to a method to identify compounds that act on gene products involved in the APP pathway by assaying for compounds that can modify the phenotypes induced by expression of C99, said method comprising: providing a transgenic fly whose genome comprises a DNA sequence encoding a polypeptide comprising the wild type C99 portion of human APP (SEQ. ID NO:3) or C99 portion of human APP with the London Mutation (SEQ ID NO: 4) fused to a signal sequence, said DNA sequence operably linked to a tissue-specific expression control sequence; and expressing said DNA sequence, wherein expression of said DNA sequence results in said fly displaying an altered phenotype; administering to said fly a candidate compound; and, assaying for changes in the phenotype of said fly as compared to the phenotype of a similar transgenic fly not administered the candidate compound. In one embodiment, the DNA sequence encodes wild type C99, the tissue-specific expression control sequence is the UAS control element activated by Gal4 protein produced in the brain by the 7B-Gal4 transgene and expression of said DNA sequence results in said fly displaying a phenotype characterized as a locomotory defect. In another embodiment, the DNA sequence encodes either wild type C99 or the C99 portion of human APP with the London Mutation, the tissue-specific expression control sequence is UAS control element activated by Gal4 protein produced by the apterous-Gal4 transgene and expression of said DNA sequence results in said fly displaying an altered phenotype referred to as the “concave wing” phenotype.

[0015] In yet another aspect, the invention pertains to a method for identifying genes involved in the onset or progression of conditions associated with abnormal regulation of the APP pathway, including but not limited to Alzheimer's Disease, and whose protein products might serve as potential markers for Alzheimer's Disease, said method comprising identifying the human homologs of fly genes that have been identified as genetic modifiers according to the methods of the present invention.

[0016] In yet another aspect, the invention pertains to a method for identifying genes involved in the onset or progression of conditions associated with abnormal regulation of the APP pathway, including but not limited to Alzheimer's Disease, and whose protein products might serve as potential markers for Alzheimer's Disease, said method comprising identifying human homologs of fly genetic modifier genes that are located close to the area of human chromosome 10 that is shown to have genetic linkage to Alzheimer's Disease.

[0017] In yet another aspect, the invention pertains to a method for identifying genes involved in the onset or progression of Alzheimer's Disease and whose protein products might serve as potential markers for AD, said method comprising identifying genes that are involved in the pathways regulated by the transcription factors encoded by the human sequences hCP50765 (SEQ ID NO. 35, encoded by the EGR2 gene), and hCP41313 (Seq ID NO 15, SEQ ID NO17 or SEQ ID NO 53, encoded by the human homolog of the Drosophila nocA gene), which human sequences are located close to the area of human chromosome 10 that is shown to have genetic linkage to Alzheimer's Disease.

[0018] In yet another aspect, the invention pertains to a method for identifying compounds useful for the treatment, prevention or amelioration of pathological conditions associated with defects in the APP pathway, including but not limited Alzheimer's Disease, comprising administering candidate compounds to an in vitro or in vivo model of Alzheimer's Disease; and assaying for changes in expression of a genetic homolog of a genetic modifier, wherein altered expression of any one of said homologs compared to levels in a control to which a candidate compound has not been administered indicates a compound of potential therapeutic value.

[0019] The invention also pertains to a method for the treatment, prevention or amelioration of pathological conditions associated with defects in the APP pathway, including, but not limited to Alzheimer's Disease, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound that may inhibit or promote the function of any one or more of the polypeptide encoded by the human homologs of the genetic modifiers identified herein.

[0020] The invention also pertains to a method for the treatment, prevention or amelioration of pathological conditions associated with defects in the regulation of the APP pathway, including but not limited to Alzheimer's Disease, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising any one or more substances selected from the group consisting of: triple helix DNA, antisense oligonucleotides or ribozymes, all complementary to the appropriate sequence of a mRNA deriving from any one or more of the human homologs of genetic modifier genes identified according to the methods of the present invention.

[0021] The invention also pertains to a method for the treatment, prevention or amelioration of pathological conditions associated with defects in the regulation of the APP pathway, including but not limited to Alzheimer's Disease, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising double stranded RNA molecules directed to one or more of the human homologs of the genetic modifiers identified according to the methods of the present invention.

[0022] In a further aspect, the invention pertains to a method for the treatment, prevention or amelioration of pathological conditions associated with defects in the APP pathway, including but not limited to Alzheimer's Disease, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising an antibody or antibodies and/or fragments thereof directed to the polypeptide encoded by any one or more of the human homolog of the genetic modifiers identified according to the methods of the present invention.

[0023] In a further aspect, the invention also pertains to a method for the diagnosis of pathological conditions associated with abnormalities in the APP pathway in a subject, including but not limited to Alzheimer's Disease, which comprises measuring the mRNA level or the level or activity of the polypeptides encoded by any one or more of the human homologs of a genetic modifier in a biological sample from a subject, wherein an abnormal level relative to the level thereof in a control subject is diagnostic of said conditions.

[0024] In a still further aspect, the invention pertains to a kit comprising the components necessary to detect expression levels of polypeptides encoded by any one or more of the human homologs of a genetic modifier or fragments thereof or polynucleotides encoding any one or more of said polypeptides or fragments thereof, in a biological sample from a subject, such kits comprising antibodies that bind to said polypeptides or to said fragments thereof, or oligonucleotide probes that hybridize with said polynucleotides or to said fragments thereof and instructions for using said kit.

[0025] In yet another aspect, the invention pertains to a pharmaceutical composition comprising substances selected from the group consisting of: antisense, ribozyme, double stranded RNA or triple helix nucleic acids directed to any one or more of the human homologs of a genetic modifier or fragments thereof, polypeptides encoded by any one or more of the human homologs of a genetic modifiers or fragments thereof, polynucleotides encoding said polypeptides or fragments thereof, and antibodies that bind to said polypeptides or fragments thereof, in conjunction with a suitable pharmaceutical carrier, excipient or diluent, for the treatment of pathological conditions associated with abnormalities in the APP pathway, including but not limited to, Alzheimer's Disease.

[0026] The invention also pertains to a method for the treatment of pathological conditions associated with abnormalities in APP pathway including but not limited to, Alzheimer's Disease, comprising introducing nucleic acids encoding any one or more of the human homologs of a genetic modifier into one or more tissues of a subject in need thereof resulting in that one or more proteins encoded by the nucleic acids are expressed and or secreted by cells within the tissue.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0027] All patent applications, patents, literature and website references cited herein are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

[0028] In practicing the present invention, many conventional techniques in molecular biology and recombinant DNA are used. These techniques are well known and are explained in, for example, Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Volumes I, II, and III, 1997 (F. M. Ausubel ed.); Sambrook et al., 1989, Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, Second Edition, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.; DNA Cloning: A Practical Approach, Volumes I and II, 1985 (D. N. Glover ed.); A Practical Guide to Molecular Cloning; the series, Methods in Enzymology (Academic Press, Inc.); Gene Transfer Vectors for Mammalian Cells, 1987 (J. H. Miller and M. P. Calos eds., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory); and Methods in Enzymology Vol. 154 and Vol. 155 (Wu and Grossman, and Wu, eds., respectively). Well known Drosophila molecular genetics techniques can be found, for example, in Robert, D. B., Drosophila, A Practical Approach (IRL Press, Washington, D.C., 1986). Descriptions of flystocks can be found in the Flybase data base at http://Hflybase.bio.indiana.edu

[0029] A “transgenic” organism as used herein refers to an organism that has had extra genetic material inserted into its genome. As used herein, a “transgenic fly” includes embryonic, larval and adult forms of Drosophila melanogaster that contain a DNA sequence from the same or another organism randomly inserted into their genome. Although Drosophila melanogaster is preferred, it is contemplated that any fly of the genus Drosophila may be used in the present invention.

[0030] As used herein, “ectopic” expression of the transgene refers to expression of the transgene in a tissue or cell or at a specific developmental stage where it is not normally expressed.

[0031] As used herein, “phenotype” refers to the observable physical or biochemical characteristics of an organism as determined by both genetic makeup and environmental influences.

[0032] As used herein, a compound that may “inhibit or promote the function of any or more of the polypeptides encoded by the human homolog of a genetic modifier” includes compounds that may do so indirectly (via down stream effects) or directly, by binding to or otherwise interacting with the protein and includes, but is not limited to, antagonists or agonists of the protein.

[0033] As used herein, a “stringent ortholog” is defined as meeting the following criteria: fly protein X has best match with human protein Y and fly protein X does not have a better match with another fly protein than with human protein Y and human protein Y has best match with fly protein X and human protein Y has no better match with another human protein than with fly protein X, wherein “X” and “Y” stand for any two fly and human proteins being compared.

[0034] A “putative ortholog” is defined herein as meeting only the following two criteria: fly protein X has best match with human protein Y and human protein Y has best match with fly protein X, regardless of whether fly protein X had a better match with another fly protein and/or whether human protein Y had a better match with another human protein. As disclosed herein, all other human/fly protein matches are deemed “homologs”.

[0035] As used herein, the term “expression control sequence” refers to promoters and enhancers. The term “promoter” refers to DNA sequences which are recognized directly or indirectly and bound by a DNA-dependent RNA polymerase during the initiation of transcription and includes enhancer elements. Enhancers used in the present invention include the UAS element which is activated by the yeast Gal4 transcriptional regulator.

[0036] The term “transcription factor” refers to any protein required to initiate or regulate transcription in eukaryotes. For example, the eye-specific promoter GMR is a binding site for the eye-specific transcription factor, GLASS (Moses, K and Rubin, GM Genes Dev. 5(4):583-93 (1991)).

[0037] As used herein, the term “Abeta” (Aβ) refers to beta amyloid peptide which is a short (40-42 amino acid) peptide produced by proteolytic cleavage of APP by beta and gamma secretases. It is the primary component of amyloid depositions, the hallmark of AD and the cause of neuronal cell death and degeneration. Abeta peptide of the present invention includes, but is not limited to, peptides of 40 and 42 amino acids and are referred to, respectively, as Abeta40 (or Aβ 40) (SEQ ID NO: 1) and Abeta42 (or Aβ 42) (SEQ ID NO: 2).

[0038] “C99” refers to a peptide that contains the Abeta region plus the cytoplasmic tail of APP (SEQ ID NO: 3). As used herein, the term also includes the C99 London sequence, which carries the London FAD Alzheimer's associated mutation (SEQ ID NO: 4) (Goate, A., et al (1991). Nature 349: 704-706). Abeta and C99 peptides are well known to one of skill in the art (see, for example, Golde et al., Science 255:728-730 (1992); Coughlan, C. M. and Breen, K. C. (2000). Pharmacol. and Ther. 86: 111-144).

[0039] “UAS” region as used herein refers to an upstream activating sequence recognized by the GAL-4 transcriptional activator.

[0040] As used herein, a “signal sequence” refers to a short sequence of amino acids that determines the eventual location of a protein in a cell, for example, the N-terminal sequence or 20 or so amino acids that directs nascent secretory and transmembrane proteins to the endoplasmic reticulum. It is contemplated herein that any conventional signal sequence familiar to one of skill in the art may be used to ensure transfer of the encoded C99 or Abeta proteins through the secretory pathway, including, but not limited to, the signal sequence of endogenous Drosophila Appl or presenilin, or of the windbeutel gene, encoding for a ER (endoplasmic reticulum) resident protein (Konsolaki and Schupbach, Genes & Dev. 12: 120-131 (1998)), or the human pre-proenkephaline gene signal (SEQ ID NO: 5).

[0041] As used herein, a “control” fly refers to a larva or fly that is of the same genotype as larvae or flies used in the methods of the present invention except that the control larva or fly does not carry the mutation being tested for modification of phenotype, or is not administered candidate compounds.

[0042] As used herein, a “control subject” refers to an organism that does not suffer from a condition associated with abnormalities in the APP pathway.

[0043] As used herein, a “Drosophila transformation vector” is a DNA plasmid that contains transposable element sequences and can mediate integration of a piece of DNA in the genome of the organism. This technology is familiar to one of skill in the art.

[0044] As the term is used herein, the “rough eye” phenotype is characterized by disorganization of ommatidia and inter-ommatidial bristles and can be caused by degeneration of neuronal cells. This phenotype is visible through a dissecting stereo-microscope.

[0045] As the term is used herein, the “concave wing” phenotype is characterized by abnormal folding of the fly wing such that the wings are bent upwards along their long margins.

[0046] As used herein, a “locomotory defect” refers to a phenotype wherein flies display impaired responses to mechanical agitation compared to wild type flies in conventional locomotory activity assays.

[0047] As used herein, the following and related phrases, pathological conditions associated with abnormalities in the APP pathway, conditions associated with abnormal regulation of the APP pathway, conditions related to Alzheimer's Disease, pathological conditions associated with defects in the APP pathway, all include, but are not limited to, Alzheimer's Disease, and include those conditions characterized by degeneration and eventual death of neurons in brain clusters controlling memory, cognition and behavior.

[0048] “Therapeutically effective amount” refers to that amount of active ingredient, for example compound or gene product which ameliorates the symptoms of the condition being treated.

[0049] Methods of obtaining transgenic organisms, including transgenic Drosophila, are well known to one skilled in the art. For example, a commonly used reference for P-element mediated transformation is Spradling, 1986. P element mediated transformation. In Drosophila: A practical approach (ed. D. B. Roberts), pp175-197. IRL Press, Oxford, UK)). The EP element technology refers to a binary system, utilizing the yeast Gal4 transcriptional activator, that is used to ectopically regulate the transcription of endogenous Drosophila genes. This technology is described in: Brand and Perrimon, 1993. Targeted gene expression as a means of altering cell fates and generating dominant phenotypes. Development 118, pp401-415 and in : Rorth et al, 1998. Systematic gain-of-function genetics in Drosophila. Development, 125(6), pp1049-1057.

[0050] The present invention discloses a transgenic fly, Drosophila melanogaster, that contains in its genome a DNA sequence encoding a polypeptide comprising the beta amyloid portion (SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2) or C99 portion of the human APP gene (SEQ ID NO: 3 or SEQ ID NO: 4) which is fused at its N-terminus according to conventional methods to a signal peptide sequence, for example, SEQ ID NO:5, to ensure transfer of the encoded polypeptide through the secretory pathway. The fused DNA sequences are operably linked to tissue-specific expression control sequences such as promoter regions or upstream activating sequences (UAS), depending on the expression system utilized. These expression control sequences include those that are specific for neural tissue in the fly and include organs such as the eye, wing, notum, brain, CNS and PNS. Under the control of these tissue specific control sequences, encoded peptides are transcribed to form mRNA which is translated into detectable levels of beta amyloid or C99 peptide and which causes altered phenotypes in the flies. By assaying for changes in these phenotypes, these flies can be used to identify genes or compounds that may affect the APP pathway and may provide insight into the molecular and biochemical mechanisms of the APP pathway and Alzheimer's Disease.

[0051] Conventional expression control systems may be used to achieve ectopic expression of proteins of interest, including the beta amyloid and C99 peptides of the present invention. Such expression may result in the disturbance of biochemical pathways and the generation of altered phenotypes. One such expression control system involves direct fusion of the DNA sequence to expression control sequences of tissue-specifically expressed genes, such as promoters or enhancers. Another expression control system that may be used is the binary Gal4-transcriptional activation system (Brand and Perrimon, Development 118:401-415 (1993)).

[0052] The Gal4 system uses the yeast transcriptional activator Gal4, to drive the expression of a gene of interest in a tissue specific manner. The Gal4 gene has been randomly inserted into the fly genome, using a conventional transformation system, so that it has come under the control of genomic enhancers that drive expression in a temporal and tissue-specific manner. Individual strains of flies have been established, called “drivers”, that carry those insertions (Brand and Perrimon, Development 118:401-415 (1993)).

[0053] In the Gal4 system, a gene of interest is cloned into a transformation vector, so that its transcription is under the control of the UAS sequence (Upstream Activating Sequence), the Gal4-responsive element. When a fly strain that carries the UAS-gene of interest sequence is crossed to a fly strain that expresses the Gal4 gene under the control of a tissue specific enhancer, the gene will be expressed in a tissue specific pattern.

[0054] In order to generate phenotypes that are easily visible in adult tissues and can thus be used in genetic screens, Gal4 “drivers” that drive expression in later stages of the fly development may be used in the present invention. Using these drivers, expression would result in possible defects in the wings, the eyes, the legs, different sensory organs and the brain. These “drivers” include, for example, apterous-Gal4 (wings), elav-Gal4 (CNS), sevenless-Gal4, eyeless-Gal4 and pGMR-Gal4 (eyes). In addition, since Appl, the fly homologue of APP, is exclusively expressed in neural tissue, “driver” strains in which at least a subset of expression is directed to a part of the nervous system, are preferred. This includes the brain specific 7B-Gal4 driver. Descriptions of the Gal4 lines and notes about their specific expression patterns is available in Flybase (http://flybase.bio.indiana.edu).

[0055] Various DNA constructs may be used to generate the transgenic Drosophila melanogaster of the present invention. For example, the construct may contain the beta amyloid or C99 portion of the human APP gene fused to the pre-proenkephaline gene signal peptide sequence and operably linked to the eye-specific promoter, GMR. In another example, the construct may contain the beta amyloid portion or C99 of the human APP gene fused to the human pre-proenkephaline gene signal peptide sequence cloned into the pUAST vector (Brand and Perrimon, Development 118:401-415 (1993)) which places the UAS sequence upstream of the transcribed region. Insertion of these constructs into the fly genome may occur through P-element recombination, Hobo element recombination (Blackman et al., EMBO J. 8:211-217 (1989)), homologous recombination (Rong and Golic, Science 288:2013-2018 (2000)) or other standard techniques known to one of skill in the art.

[0056] As discussed above, an ectopically expressed gene may result in an altered phenotype by disruption of a particular biochemical pathway. Mutations in genes acting in the same biochemical pathway are expected to cause modification of the altered phenotype. Thus, the flies of the present invention can be used to identify genes acting in the APP pathway by crossing a C99 or Abeta transgenic fly with a fly containing a mutation in a known or predicted gene; and screening progeny of the crosses for flies that display quantitative or qualitative modification of the altered phenotype of the C99 or Abeta transgenic fly, as compared to controls. Thus, this system is extremely beneficial for the elucidation of the function of processed APP gene products, as well as the identification of other genes that directly or indirectly interact with them. Mutations that can be screened include, but are not limited to, loss-of-function alleles of known genes, deletion strains, “enhancer-trap” strains generated by the P-element and gain-of-function mutations generated by random insertions into the Drosophila genome of a Gal4-inducible construct that can activate the ectopic expression of genes in the vicinity of its insertion. It is contemplated herein that genes involved in the APP pathway can be identified in this manner and these genes can then serve as targets for the development of therapeutics to treat conditions associated with abnormalities in the APP pathway, leading to diseases, including but not limited to, Alzheimer's Disease.

[0057] The C99 and Abeta transgenic flies of the present invention may also be used in a method to identify compounds that may modify the APP pathway and may thus prove useful for the treatment of conditions discussed above. Said method may comprise administering candidate compounds to C99 or Abeta transgenic flies and then assaying for changes in the phenotype of the C99 or Abeta transgenic fly as compared to the phenotype of control C99 or Abeta transgenic flies that have not been administered the compound. For example, using conventional methods, candidate compounds can be fed to larvae expressing a beta amyloid or C99. The larvae can then be grown to the adult stage and modification of the C99 or Abeta-induced phenotype assayed. Candidate compounds may also be fed to adult flies and modifications of phenotype assayed.

[0058] The mechanism of action of compounds thus identified may be examined by comparing the phenotypes produced by genetic manipulation with those induced by the administration of a compound of interest. Such compounds include those that may ameliorate or worsen the altered phenotype created in the transgenic flies. Expression of a compound-induced phenotype similar to one associated with a known genetic modification would suggest that the compound has an effect on the same pathway that the genetic modification is affecting.

[0059] In addition to screening compounds in the transgenic flies of the present invention, such compounds may also be further assayed by employing in vitro and other in vivo models of AD using conventional methods. For example, numerous cell lines may be used as in vitro models of AD and are familiar to one of skill in the art, including, for example, the cell lines described in Xia et al, 1997 PNAS USA 94 (15):8208-13. In vivo models also exist and include, for example, the mouse model of AD disclosed in WO 94/00569.

[0060] Elucidation of the mechanism of action of compounds which affect the action of beta amyloid or C99 in the transgenic flies disclosed herein may also be performed using RNA profiling on chips (Affymetrix, Santa Clara) or using other conventional methods. For example, the RNA profiles of flies which have been administered candidate compounds may be assayed and compared to those of flies which have been genetically modified. Similar profiles would suggest that the compound acts in some way on the beta amyloid or C99 affected pathway.

[0061] It is contemplated herein that, in yet another aspect, the invention pertains to a method for identifying genes involved in the onset or progression of Alzheimer's Disease and whose protein products might serve as potential markers for AD, said method comprising identifying genes that are involved in the pathways regulated by the transcription factors encoded by the human sequences hCP50765 (SEQ ID NO. 35, encoded by the EGR2 gene), and hCP41313 (Seq ID NO 15, SEQ ID NO17 or SEQ ID NO 53, encoded by the human homolog of the Drosophila nocA gene), which human sequences are homologs of Drosophila genetic modifiers identified as described herein and are located close to the area of human chromosome 10 that is shown to have genetic linkage to Alzheimer's Disease. Identification of such genes, regulated by the above mentioned transcription factors, may be achieved using conventional methods, including but not limited to, a technology called SELEX, referenced in Tuerk and Gold, 1990, Science 249, 505-510 and Brown and Gold, 1995, Biochemistry 34, 14765-14774. For example, genes that are regulated by a specific transcription factor can be identified by determining the target DNA sequence of the specific transcription factor. Such target sequence identification can be achieved by different methods, including but not limited to SELEX. Once the target sequence is identified, the presence of this sequence in the upstream regulatory regions of known and predicted genes can be determined, using bio-informatics tools well known to one of skill in the art. Genes containing the target sequence in their upstream regulatory regions can be expected to be regulated by the specific transcription factor.

[0062] It is contemplated that compounds which can affect (e.g. inhibit or promote) the function or expression of proteins encoded by the human homologs of genetic modifiers identified according to the present invention may be useful to treat Alzheimer's Disease or other conditions associated with defects in the regulation of the APP pathway. In addition, it is also contemplated that, using conventional methods, antisense oligonucleotides, ribozymes, triple helix DNA and/or double stranded RNA of therapeutic value may be created based on the nucleotide sequences of these human homologs of genetic modifiers. The therapeutic use of antibodies directed to the polypeptides encoded by human homologs of genetic modifiers and created using conventional methods is also contemplated herein. Thus, an additional aspect of the invention relates to the administration of a pharmaceutical composition, in conjunction with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient or diluent, for the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease and related conditions. Such pharmaceutical compositions may comprise the compounds, antisense oligonucleotides, ribozymes, triple helix DNA, double stranded RNA and/or antibodies discussed above. The compositions may also contain expression products of human homologs of the genetic modifiers (e.g. polypeptides or fragments thereof) identified according to the present invention. The compositions may be administered alone or in combination with at least one other agent, such as stabilizing compound, which may be administered in any sterile, biocompatible pharmaceutical carrier, including, but not limited to, saline, buffered saline, dextrose, and water. The compositions may be administered to a subject in need thereof alone, or in combination with other agents, drugs or hormones.

[0063] The pharmaceutical compositions encompassed by the invention may be administered by any number of routes including, but not limited to, oral, intravenous, intramuscular, intra-articular, intra-arterial, intramedullary, intrathecal, intraventricular, transdermal, subcutaneous, intraperitoneal, intranasal, enteral, topical, sublingual, or rectal means.

[0064] In addition to the active ingredients, these pharmaceutical compositions may contain suitable pharmaceutically-acceptable carriers comprising excipients and auxiliaries which facilitate processing of the active compounds into preparations which can be used pharmaceutically. Further details on techniques for formulation and administration may be found in the latest edition of Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences (Maack Publishing Co., Easton, Pa.).

[0065] Pharmaceutical compositions for oral administration can be formulated using pharmaceutically acceptable carriers well known in the art in dosages suitable for oral administration. Such carriers enable the pharmaceutical compositions to be formulated as tablets, pills, dragees, capsules, liquids, gels, syrups, slurries, suspensions, and the like, for ingestion by the patient.

[0066] Pharmaceutical preparations for oral use can be obtained through combination of active compounds with solid excipient, optionally grinding a resulting mixture, and processing the mixture of granules, after adding suitable auxiliaries, if desired, to obtain tablets or dragee cores. Suitable excipients are carbohydrate or protein fillers, such as sugars, including lactose, sucrose, mannitol, or sorbitol; starch from corn, wheat, rice, potato, or other plants; cellulose, such as methyl cellulose, hydroxypropylmethyl-cellulose, or sodium carboxymethylcellulose; gums including arabic and tragacanth; and proteins such as gelatin and collagen. If desired, disintegrating or solubilizing agents may be added, such as the cross-linked polyvinyl pyrrolidone, agar, alginic acid, or a salt thereof, such as sodium alginate.

[0067] Dragee cores may be used in conjunction with suitable coatings, such as concentrated sugar solutions, which may also contain gum arabic, talc, polyvinylpyrrolidone, carbopol gel, polyethylene glycol, and/or titanium dioxide, lacquer solutions, and suitable organic solvents or solvent mixtures. Dyestuffs or pigments may be added to the tablets or dragee coatings for product identification or to characterize the quantity of active compound, i.e., dosage.

[0068] Pharmaceutical preparations which can be used orally include push-fit capsules made of gelatin, as well as soft, sealed capsules made of gelatin and a coating, such as glycerol or sorbitol. Push-fit capsules can contain active ingredients mixed with a filler or binders, such as lactose or starches, lubricants, such as talc or magnesium stearate, and, optionally, stabilizers. In soft capsules, the active compounds may be dissolved or suspended in suitable liquids, such as fatty oils, liquid, or liquid polyethylene glycol with or without stabilizers.

[0069] Pharmaceutical formulations suitable for parenteral administration may be formulated m aqueous solutions, preferably in physiologically compatible buffers such as Hanks' solution, Ringer's solution, or physiologically buffered saline. Aqueous injection suspensions may contain substances which increase the viscosity of the suspension, such as sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, sorbitol, or dextran. Additionally, suspensions of the active compounds may be prepared as appropriate oily injection suspensions. Suitable lipophilic solvents or vehicles include fatty oils such as sesame oil, or synthetic fatty acid esters, such as ethyl oleate or triglycerides, or liposomes. Non-lipid polycationic amino polymers may also be used for delivery. Optionally, the suspension may also contain suitable stabilizers or agents which increase the solubility of the compounds to allow for the preparation of highly concentrated solutions.

[0070] For topical or nasal administration, penetrants appropriate to the particular barrier to be permeated are used in the formulation. Such penetrants are generally known in the art.

[0071] The pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention may be manufactured in a manner that is known in the art, e.g., by means of conventional mixing, dissolving, granulating, dragee-making, levigating, emulsifying, encapsulating, entrapping, or lyophilizing processes.

[0072] The pharmaceutical composition may be provided as a salt and can be formed with many acids, including but not limited to, hydrochloric, sulfuric, acetic, lactic, tartaric, malic, succinic, etc. Salts tend to be more soluble in aqueous or other protonic solvents than are the corresponding free base forms. In other cases, the preferred preparation may be a lyophilized powder which may contain any or all of the following: 1-50 mM histidine, 0. 1%-2% sucrose, and 2-7% mannitol, at a pH range of 4.5 to 5.5, that is combined with buffer prior to use.

[0073] After pharmaceutical compositions have been prepared, they can be placed in an appropriate container and labeled for treatment of an indicated condition. For administration of the compounds or gene products identified according to the present invention, such labeling would include amount, frequency, and method of administration.

[0074] Pharmaceutical compositions suitable for use in the invention include compositions wherein the active ingredients are contained in an effective amount to achieve the intended purpose. The determination of an effective dose is well within the capability of those skilled in the art.

[0075] For any compound, the therapeutically effective dose can be estimated initially either in cell culture assays, e.g., of neoplastic cells, or in animal models, usually mice, rabbits, dogs, or pigs. The animal model may also be used to determine the appropriate concentration range and route of administration. Such information can then be used to determine useful doses and routes for administration in humans.

[0076] A “therapeutically effective dose” refers to that amount of active ingredient, for example compound or gene product which ameliorates the symptoms or condition. Therapeutic efficacy and toxicity may be determined by standard pharmaceutical procedures in cell cultures or experimental animals, e.g., ED50 (the dose therapeutically effective in 50% of the population) and LD50 (the dose lethal to 50% of the population). The dose ratio between toxic and therapeutic effects is the therapeutic index, and it can be expressed as the ratio, LD50/ED50. Pharmaceutical compositions which exhibit large therapeutic indices are preferred. The data obtained from cell culture assays and animal studies is used in formulating a range of dosage for human use. The dosage contained in such compositions is preferably within a range of circulating concentrations that include the ED50 with little or no toxicity. The dosage varies within this range depending upon the dosage form employed, sensitivity of the patient, and the route of administration.

[0077] The exact dosage will be determined by the practitioner, in light of factors related to the subject that requires treatment. Dosage and administration are adjusted to provide sufficient levels of the active moiety or to maintain the desired effect. Factors which may be taken into account include the severity of the disease state, general health of the subject, age, weight, and gender of the subject, diet, time and frequency of administration, drug combination(s), reaction sensitivities, and tolerance/response to therapy. Long-acting pharmaceutical compositions may be administered every 3 to 4 days, every week, or once every two weeks depending on half-life and clearance rate of the particular formulation.

[0078] Normal dosage amounts may vary from 0.1 to 100,000 micrograms, up to a total dose of about 1 g, depending upon the route of administration. Guidance as to particular dosages and methods of delivery is provided in the literature and generally available to practitioners in the art. Those skilled in the art will employ different formulations for nucleotides than for proteins or their inhibitors. Similarly, delivery of polynucleotides or polypeptides will be specific to particular cells, conditions, locations, etc. Pharmaceutical formulations suitable for oral administration of proteins are described, e.g., in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,008,114; 5,505,962; 5,641,515; 5,681,811; 5,700,486; 5,766,633; 5,792,451; 5,853,748; 5,972,387; 5,976,569; and 6,051,561.

[0079] It is also contemplated herein that a method for the diagnosis of pathological conditions associated with abnormalities in the APP pathway in a subject, including but not limited to Alzheimer's Disease, is possible given the data of Table 1 For example, the method may comprise measuring the level of polypeptides encoded by any one or more of the human genetic homologs of the genes of Table 1 in a biological sample from a subject, wherein an abnormal level of any one or more of said polypeptides relative to the level thereof in a normal subject is diagnostic of said conditions. Such an assay could be performed using conventional technologies familiar to one of skill in the art.

[0080] In another embodiment, nucleic acids comprising a sequence encoding a human homolog of a genetic modifier or functional derivative thereof are administered to promote APP pathway function, by way of gene therapy. Gene therapy refers to therapy performed by the administration of a nucleic acid to a subject. In this embodiment of the invention, the nucleic acid produces its encoded protein that mediates a therapeutic effect by promoting normal APP pathway function.

[0081] Any of the methods for gene therapy available in the art can be used according to the present invention. Exemplary methods are described below.

[0082] In a preferred aspect, the therapeutic comprises the nucleic acid for a genetic modifier that is part of an expression vector that expresses a genetic modifier protein or fragment or chimeric protein thereof in a suitable host. In particular, such a nucleic acid has a promoter operably linked to the specific genetic modifier protein coding region, said promoter being inducible or constitutive, and, optionally, tissue-specific. In another particular embodiment, a nucleic acid molecule is used in which the modifier protein coding sequences and any other desired sequences are flanked by regions that promote homologous recombination at a desired site in the genome, thus providing for intrachromosomal expression of the modifier nucleic acid (Koller and Smithies, 1989, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86:8932-8935; Zijlstra et al., 1989, Nature 342:435-438).

[0083] Delivery of the nucleic acid into a patient may be either direct, in which case the patient is directly exposed to the nucleic acid or nucleic acid-carrying vector, or indirect, in which case, cells are first transformed with the nucleic acid in vitro, then transplanted into the patient. These two approaches are known, respectively, as in vivo or ex vivo gene therapy.

[0084] In a specific embodiment, the nucleic acid is directly administered in vivo, where it is expressed to produce the encoded product. This can be accomplished by any of numerous methods known in the art, e.g., by constructing it as part of an appropriate nucleic acid expression vector and administering it so that it becomes intracellular, e.g., by infection using a defective or attenuated retroviral or other viral vector (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,980,286 and others mentioned infra), or by direct injection of naked DNA, or by use of microparticle bombardment (e.g., a gene gun; Biolistic, Dupont), or coating with lipids or cell-surface receptors or transfecting agents, encapsulation in liposomes, microparticles, or microcapsules, or by administering it in linkage to a peptide which is known to enter the nucleus, by administering it in linkage to a ligand subject to receptor-mediated endocytosis (see e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,166,320; 5,728,399; 5,874,297; and 6,030,954, all of which are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety) (which can be used to target cell types specifically expressing the receptors), etc. In another embodiment, a nucleic acid-ligand complex can be formed in which the ligand comprises a fusogenic viral peptide to disrupt endosomes, allowing the nucleic acid to avoid lysosomal degradation. In yet another embodiment, the nucleic acid can be targeted in vivo for cell specific uptake and expression, by targeting a specific receptor (see, e.g., PCT Publications WO 92/06180; WO 92/22635; WO92/20316; WO93/14188; and WO 93/20221). Alternatively, the nucleic acid can be introduced intracellularly and incorporated within host cell DNA for expression, by homologous recombination (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,413,923; 5,416,260; and 5,574,205; and Zijlstra et al., 1989, Nature 342:435-438).

[0085] In a specific embodiment, a viral vector that contains a modifier nucleic acid is used. For example, a retroviral vector can be used (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,219,740; 5,604,090; and 5,834,182). These retroviral vectors have been modified to delete retroviral sequences that are not necessary for packaging of the viral genome and integration into host cell DNA. The modifier nucleic acid to be used in gene therapy is cloned into the vector, which facilitates delivery of the gene into a patient.

[0086] Adenoviruses are other viral vectors that can be used in gene therapy. Adenoviruses are especially attractive vehicles for delivering genes to respiratory epithelia. Adenoviruses naturally infect respiratory epithelia where they cause a mild disease. Other targets for adenovirus-based delivery systems are liver, the central nervous system, endothelial cells, and muscle. Adenoviruses have the advantage of being capable of infecting non-dividing cells. Methods for conducting adenovirus-based gene therapy are described in, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,824,544; 5,868,040; 5,871,722; 5,880,102; 5,882,877; 5,885,808; 5,932,210; 5,981,225; 5,994,106; 5,994,132; 5,994,134; 6,001,557; and 6,033,8843, all of which are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.

[0087] Adeno-associated virus (AAV) has also been proposed for use in gene therapy. Methods for producing and utilizing AAV are described, e.g., in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,173,414; 5,252,479; 5,552,311; 5,658,785; 5,763,416; 5,773,289; 5,843,742; 5,869,040; 5,942,496; and 5,948,675, all of which are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.

[0088] Another approach to gene therapy involves transferring a gene to cells in tissue culture by such methods as electroporation, lipofection, calcium phosphate mediated transfection, or viral infection. Usually, the method of transfer includes the transfer of a selectable marker to the cells. The cells are then placed under selection to isolate those cells that have taken up and are expressing the transferred gene. Those cells are then delivered to a patient.

[0089] In this embodiment, the nucleic acid is introduced into a cell prior to administration in vivo of the resulting recombinant cell. Such introduction can be carried out by any method known in the art, including but not limited to transfection, electroporation, microinjection, infection with a viral or bacteriophage vector containing the nucleic acid sequences, cell fusion, chromosome-mediated gene transfer, microcell-mediated gene transfer, spheroplast fusion, etc. Numerous techniques are known in the art for the introduction of foreign genes into cells and may be used in accordance with the present invention, provided that the necessary developmental and physiological functions of the recipient cells are not disrupted. The technique should provide for the stable transfer of the nucleic acid to the cell, so that the nucleic acid is expressible by the cell and preferably heritable and expressible by its cell progeny.

[0090] The resulting recombinant cells can be delivered to a patient by various methods known in the art. In a preferred embodiment, epithelial cells are injected, e.g., subcutaneously. In another embodiment, recombinant skin cells may be applied as a skin graft onto the patient. Recombinant blood cells (e.g., hematopoietic stem or progenitor cells) are preferably administered intravenously. The amount of cells envisioned for use depends on the desired effect, patient state, etc., and can be determined by one skilled in the art.

[0091] Cells into which a nucleic acid can be introduced for purposes of gene therapy encompass any desired, available cell type, and include but are not limited to epithelial cells, endothelial cells, keratinocytes, fibroblasts, muscle cells, hepatocytes; blood cells such as T lymphocytes, B lymphocytes, monocytes, macrophages, neutrophils, eosinophils, megakaryocytes, granulocytes; various stem or progenitor cells, in particular hematopoietic stem or progenitor cells, e.g., as obtained from bone marrow, umbilical cord blood, peripheral blood, fetal liver, etc.

[0092] In a preferred embodiment, the cell used for gene therapy is autologous to the patient.

[0093] In an embodiment in which recombinant cells are used in gene therapy, a modifier nucleic acid is introduced into the cells such that it is expressible by the cells or their progeny, and the recombinant cells are then administered in vivo for therapeutic effect. In a specific embodiment, stem or progenitor cells are used. Any stem-and/or progenitor cells that can be isolated and maintained in vitro can potentially be used in accordance with this embodiment of the present invention. Such stem cells include but are not limited to hematopoietic stem cells (HSC), stem cells of epithelial tissues such as the skin and the lining of the gut, embryonic heart muscle cells, liver stem cells (see, e.g., WO 94/08598), and neural stem cells (Stemple and Anderson, 1992, Cell 71:973-985).

[0094] Epithelial stem cells (ESCs) or keratinocytes can be obtained from tissues such as the skin and the lining of the gut by known procedures (Rheinwald, 1980, Meth. Cell Bio. 21A:229). In stratified epithelial tissue such as the skin, renewal occurs by mitosis of stem cells within the germinal layer, the layer closest to the basal lamina. Stem cells within the lining of the gut provide for a rapid renewal rate of this tissue. ESCs or keratinocytes obtained from the skin or lining of the gut of a patient or donor can be grown in tissue culture (Pittelkow and Scott, 1986, Mayo Clinic Proc. 61:771). If the ESCs are provided by a donor, a method for suppression of host versus graft reactivity (e.g., irradiation, drug or antibody administration to promote moderate immunosuppression) can also be used.

[0095] With respect to hematopoietic stem cells (HSC), any technique that provides for the isolation, propagation, and maintenance in vitro of HSC can be used in this embodiment of the invention. Techniques by which this may be accomplished include (a) the isolation and establishment of HSC cultures from bone marrow cells isolated from the future host, or a donor, or (b) the use of previously established long-term HSC cultures, which may be allogeneic or xenogeneic. Non-autologous HSC are used preferably in conjunction with a method of suppressing transplantation immune reactions of the future host/patient. In a particular embodiment of the present invention, human bone marrow cells can be obtained from the posterior iliac crest by needle aspiration (see, e.g., Kodo et al., 1984, J. Clin. Invest. 73:1377-1384). In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the HSCs can be made highly enriched or in substantially pure form. This enrichment can be accomplished before, during, or after long-term culturing, and can be done by any techniques known in the art. Long-term cultures of bone marrow cells can be established and maintained by using, for example, modified Dexter cell culture techniques (Dexter et al., 1977, J. Cell Physiol. 91:335) or Witlock-Witte culture techniques (Witlock and Witte, 1982, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 79:3608-3612).

[0096] In a specific embodiment, the nucleic acid to be introduced for purposes of gene therapy comprises an inducible promoter operably linked to the coding region, such that expression of the nucleic acid is controllable by controlling the presence or absence of the appropriate inducer of transcription.

[0097] A further embodiment of the present invention relates to the therapeutic use of a purified antibody or a fragment thereof for the treatment of conditions associated with abnormalities in the APP pathway, including but not limited to, AD. It is contemplated that the purified antibody or a fragment thereof specifically binds to a polypeptide that comprises the amino acid sequence of any of the human homologs of the genetic modifiers identified in Table 1, preferably, the polypeptides of human homologs located on chromosome 10 disclosed herein, most preferably, the polypeptide encoded by SEQ ID NO: 15, SEQ ID NO: 17 or SEQ ID NO 53, i.e. the curated noc A sequences, or to a fragment of said polypeptides. A preferred embodiment relates to a fragment of such an antibody, which fragment is an Fab or F(ab′)₂ fragment. In particular, the antibody can be a polyclonal antibody or a monoclonal antibody.

[0098] Described herein are methods for the production of antibodies capable of specifically recognizing one or more differentially expressed gene epitopes. Such antibodies may include, but are not limited to polyclonal antibodies, monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), humanized or chimeric antibodies, single chain antibodies, Fab fragments, F(ab′)₂ fragments, fragments produced by a Fab expression library, anti-idiotypic (anti-Id) antibodies, and epitope-binding fragments of any of the above. Such antibodies may be used, for example, in the detection of a fingerprint, target, gene in a biological sample, or, alternatively, as a method for the inhibition of abnormal target gene activity. Thus, such antibodies may be utilized as part of Alzheimer's disease treatment methods, and/or may be used as part of diagnostic techniques whereby patients may be tested for abnormal levels of a modifier polypeptide, or for the presence of abnormal forms of a modifier polypeptide.

[0099] For the production of antibodies to a specific modifier polypeptide, various host animals may be immunized by injection with the polypeptide, or a portion thereof. Such host animals may include but are not limited to rabbits, mice, and rats, to name but a few. Various adjuvants may be used to increase the immunological response, depending on the host species, including but not limited to Freund's (complete and incomplete), mineral gels such as aluminum hydroxide, surface active substances such as lysolecithin, pluronic polyols, polyanions, peptides, oil emulsions, keyhole limpet hemocyanin, dinitrophenol, and potentially useful human adjuvants such as BCG (bacille Calmette-Guerin) and Corynebacterium parvum.

[0100] Polyclonal antibodies are heterogeneous populations of antibody molecules derived from the sera of animals immunized with an antigen, such as target gene product, or an antigenic functional derivative thereof. For the production of polyclonal antibodies, host animals such as those described above, may be immunized by injection with a modifier polypeptide, or a portion thereof, supplemented with adjuvants as also described above.

[0101] Monoclonal antibodies, which are homogeneous populations of antibodies to a particular antigen, may be obtained by any technique that provides for the production of antibody molecules by continuous cell lines in culture. These include, but are not limited to the hybridoma technique of Kohler and Milstein, (1975, Nature 256:495-497; and U.S. Pat. No. 4,376,110), the human B-cell hybridoma technique (Kosbor et al., 1983, Immunology Today 4:72; Cole et al., 1983, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 80:2026-2030), and the EBV-hybridoma technique (Cole et al., 1985, Monoclonal Antibodies And Cancer Therapy, Alan R. Liss, Inc., pp. 77-96). Such antibodies may be of any immunoglobulin class including IgG, IgM, IgE, IgA, IgD and any subclass thereof. The hybridoma producing the mAb of this invention may be cultivated in vitro or in vivo. Production of high titers of mAbs in vivo makes this the presently preferred method of production.

[0102] In addition, techniques developed for the production of “chimeric antibodies” (Morrison et al., 1984, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 81:6851-6855; Neuberger et al., 1984, Nature, 312:604-608; Takeda et al., 1985, Nature, 314:452-454) by splicing the genes from a mouse antibody molecule of appropriate antigen specificity together with genes from a human antibody molecule of appropriate biological activity can be used. A chimeric antibody is a molecule in which different portions are derived from different animal species, such as those having a variable or hypervariable region derived from a murine mAb and a human immunoglobulin constant region.

[0103] Alternatively, techniques described for the production of single chain antibodies (U.S. Pat. No. 4,946,778; Bird, 1988, Science 242:423-426; Huston et al., 1988, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 85:5879-5883; and Ward et al., 1989, Nature 334:544-546) can be adapted to produce differentially expressed gene-single chain antibodies. Single chain antibodies are formed by linking the heavy and light chain fragments of the Fv region via an amino acid bridge, resulting in a single chain polypeptide.

[0104] Most preferably, techniques useful for the production of “humanized antibodies” can be adapted to produce antibodies to the polypeptides, fragments, derivatives, and functional equivalents disclosed herein. Such techniques are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,932, 448; 5,693,762; 5,693,761; 5,585,089; 5,530,101; 5,910,771; 5,569,825; 5,625,126; 5,633,425; 5,789,650; 5,545,580; 5,661,016; and 5,770,429, the disclosures of all of which are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.

[0105] Antibody fragments that recognize specific epitopes may be generated by known techniques. For example, such fragments include but are not limited to: the F(ab′)₂ fragments which can be produced by pepsin digestion of the antibody molecule and the Fab fragments which can be generated by reducing the disulfide bridges of the F(ab′)₂ fragments. Alternatively, Fab expression libraries may be constructed (Huse et al., 1989, Science, 246:1275-1281) to allow rapid and easy identification of monoclonal Fab fragments with the desired specificity.

[0106] An antibody of the present invention can be preferably used in a method for the diagnosis of a condition associated with abnormal APP pathway regulation and/or Alzheimer's Disease in a subject, or to identify a subject with a predisposition to said conditions, which comprises: measuring the amount of a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of any of the human homologs of the genetic modifiers identified in Table 1, preferably, the polypeptides of human homologs located on chromosome 10 disclosed herein, most preferably, the polypeptide encoded by SEQ ID NO: 15, SEQ ID NO: 17 or SEQ ID NO 53, i.e. the curated noc A sequences, or fragments thereof, in an appropriate tissue or cell from a subject wherein the presence of an elevated amount of said polypeptide or fragments thereof, relative to the amount of said polypeptide or fragments thereof in the respective tissue from a control subject is diagnostic of said condition. Such a method forms a further embodiment of the present invention. Preferably, said detecting step comprises contacting said appropriate tissue or cell with an antibody which specifically binds to a polypeptide that comprises the amino acid sequence of any one or more of the polypeptides discussed above or a fragment thereof and detecting specific binding of said antibody with a polypeptide in said appropriate tissue or cell, wherein detection of specific binding to a polypeptide indicates the presence of any one or more of said polypeptides or a fragment thereof.

[0107] Particularly preferred, for ease of detection, is the sandwich assay, of which a number of variations exist, all of which are intended to be encompassed by the present invention.

[0108] For example, in a typical forward assay, unlabeled antibody is immobilized on a solid substrate and the sample to be tested brought into contact with the bound molecule. After a suitable period of incubation, for a period of time sufficient to allow formation of an antibody-antigen binary complex. At this point, a second antibody, labeled with a reporter molecule capable of inducing a detectable signal, is then added and incubated, allowing time sufficient for the formation of a ternary complex of antibody-antigen-labeled antibody. Any unreacted material is washed away, and the presence of the antigen is determined by observation of a signal, or may be quantitated by comparing with a control sample containing known amounts of antigen. Variations on the forward assay include the simultaneous assay, in which both sample and antibody are added simultaneously to the bound antibody, or a reverse assay in which the labeled antibody and sample to be tested are first combined, incubated and added to the unlabeled surface bound antibody. These techniques are well known to those skilled in the art, and the possibility of minor variations will be readily apparent. As used herein, “sandwich assay” is intended to encompass all variations on the basic two-site technique. For the immunoassays of the present invention, the only limiting factor is that the labeled antibody be an antibody that is specific for modifier polypeptide or a fragment thereof.

[0109] The most commonly used reporter molecules in this type of assay are either enzymes, fluorophore- or radionuclide-containing molecules. In the case of an enzyme immunoassay an enzyme is conjugated to the second antibody, usually by means of glutaraldehyde or periodate. As will be readily recognized, however, a wide variety of different ligation techniques exist, which are well-known to the skilled artisan. Commonly used enzymes include horseradish peroxidase, glucose oxidase, beta-galactosidase and alkaline phosphatase, among others. The substrates to be used with the specific enzymes are generally chosen for the production, upon hydrolysis by the corresponding enzyme, of a detectable color change. For example, p-nitrophenyl phosphate is suitable for use with alkaline phosphatase conjugates; for peroxidase conjugates, 1,2-phenylenediamine or toluidine are commonly used. It is also possible to employ fluorogenic substrates, which yield a fluorescent product rather than the chromogenic substrates noted above. A solution containing the appropriate substrate is then added to the tertiary complex. The substrate reacts with the enzyme linked to the second antibody, giving a qualitative visual signal, which may be further quantitated, usually spectrophotometrically, to give an evaluation of the amount of modifier protein which is present in the serum sample.

[0110] Alternately, fluorescent compounds, such as fluorescein and rhodamine, may be chemically coupled to antibodies without altering their binding capacity. When activated by illumination with light of a particular wavelength, the fluorochrome-labeled antibody absorbs the light energy, inducing a state of excitability in the molecule, followed by emission of the light at a characteristic longer wavelength. The emission appears as a characteristic color visually detectable with a light microscope. Immunofluorescence and EIA techniques are both very well established in the art and are particularly preferred for the present method. However, other reporter molecules, such as radioisotopes, chemiluminescent or bioluminescent molecules may also be employed. It will be readily apparent to the skilled artisan how to vary the procedure to suit the required use.

[0111] Polynucleotides encoding human homologs of genetic modifiers identified according to the methods of the present invention may be used in a method to diagnose conditions associated with defects in the regulation of the APP pathway, including but not limited to Alzheimer's Disease or to identify individuals with a genetic predisposition to such conditions. For example, said method comprises detecting the level of transcription of mRNA transcribed from the gene encoding a human homolog of a genetic modifier disclosed herein in an appropriate tissue or cell from a human, wherein abnormal transcription compared to control levels is diagnostic of said condition or a predisposition to said condition. In particular, said genetic modifier comprises the nucleotide sequence of any of the human homologs of the genetic modifiers identified in Table 1, preferably, the polypeptides of human homologs located on chromosome 10 disclosed herein, most preferably, the polypeptides encoded by SEQ ID NO: 15, SEQ ID NO: 17 or SEQ ID NO 53, i.e. the curated noc A sequences, or the polypeptide encoded by SEQ ID NO: 35, i.e. the EGR2 sequence, or the polypeptides encoded by SEQ ID NO: 41, or SEQ ID NO: 43, the ankyrin-related sequences.

[0112] Detection of a mutated form of a gene encoding a genetic modifier identified according to the methods of the present invention which is associated with a dysfunction will provide a diagnostic tool that can add to, or define, a diagnosis of a disease, or susceptibility to a disease, which results from under-expression, over-expression or altered spatial or temporal expression of the gene. Said diseases may include, but are not limited to, Alzheimer's Disease or other conditions characterized by errors in the regulation of the APP pathway. Individuals carrying mutations in said genes may be detected at the DNA level by a variety of techniques.

[0113] Nucleic acids, in particular mRNA, for diagnosis may be obtained from a subject's cells, such as from blood, urine, saliva, tissue biopsy or autopsy material. The genomic DNA may be used directly for detection or may be amplified enzymatically by using PCR or other amplification techniques prior to analysis. RNA or cDNA may also be used in similar fashion. Deletions and insertions can be detected by a change in size of the amplified product in comparison to the normal genotype. Hybridizing amplified DNA to labeled nucleotide sequences encoding the human homolog of a genetic modifier polypeptide of the present invention can identify point mutations. Perfectly matched sequences can be distinguished from mismatched duplexes by RNase digestion or by differences in melting temperatures. DNA sequence differences may also be detected by alterations in electrophoretic mobility of DNA fragments in gels, with or without denaturing agents, or by direct DNA sequencing (e.g., Myers et al., Science (1985) 230:1242). Sequence changes at specific locations may also be revealed by nuclease protection assays, such as RNase and S1 protection or the chemical cleavage method (see Cotton et al., Proc Natl Acad Sci USA (1985) 85: 4397-4401). In another embodiment, an array of oligonucleotides probes comprising nucleotide sequence encoding a genetic modifier polypeptide of the present invention or fragments of such a nucleotide sequence can be constructed to conduct efficient screening of e.g., genetic mutations. Array technology methods are well known and have general applicability and can be used to address a variety of questions in molecular genetics including gene expression, genetic linkage, and genetic variability (see for example: M. Chee et al., Science, Vol 274, pp 610-613 (1996)).

[0114] The diagnostic assays offer a process for diagnosing or determining a susceptibility to disease through detection of mutation in a human homolog of a modifier gene by the methods described. In addition, such diseases may be diagnosed by methods comprising determining from a sample derived from a subject an abnormally decreased or increased level of polypeptide or mRNA. Decreased or increased expression can be measured at the RNA level using any of the methods well known in the art for the quantitation of polynucleotides, such as, for example, nucleic acid amplification, for instance PCR, RT-PCR, RNase protection, Northern blotting and other hybridization methods. Assay techniques that can be used to determine levels of a protein, such as a polypeptide of the present invention, in a sample derived from a host are well known to those of skill in the art. Such assay methods include radioimmunoassays, competitive-binding assays, Western Blot analysis and ELISA assays.

[0115] Such hybridization conditions may be highly stringent or less highly stringent, as described above. In instances wherein the nucleic acid molecules are deoxyoligonucleotides (“oligos”), highly stringent conditions may refer, e.g., to washing in 6× SSC/0.05% sodium pyrophosphate at 37° C. (for 14-base oligos), 48° C. (for 17-base oligos), 55° C. (for 20-base oligos), and 60° C. (for 23-base oligos). Suitable ranges of such stringency conditions for nucleic acids of varying compositions are described in Krause and Aaronson (1991), Methods in Enzymology, 200:546-556 in addition to Maniatis et al., cited above.

[0116] Thus in another aspect, the present invention relates to a diagnostic kit which comprises:

[0117] (a) a polynucleotide of a human homolog of a genetic modifier identified according to the methods of the present invention, preferably, a polypeptide of a human homolog located on chromosome 10 disclosed herein, or a fragment thereof,

[0118] (b) a nucleotide sequence complementary to that of (a);

[0119] (c) a polypeptide of a genetic modifier of the present invention, preferably the polypeptide of a human homolog of the genetic modifiers identified in Table 1, preferably, the polypeptide of a human homolog located on chromosome 10 disclosed herein, or a fragment thereof, or

[0120] (d) an antibody to a genetic modifier polypeptide of the present invention, preferably to the polypeptide of a human homolog of the genetic modifiers identified in Table 1, preferably, the polypeptide of a human homolog located on chromosome 10 disclosed herein.

[0121] It will be appreciated that in any such kit, (a), (b), (c) or (d) may comprise a substantial component. It is also contemplated that such a kit may comprise components directed to one or more of said human homologs. Such a kit will be of use in diagnosing a disease or susceptibility to a disease, particularly to a disease or condition associated with errors in the regulation of the APP pathway including, but not limited to, Alzheimer's Disease.

[0122] The nucleotide sequences of the human homologs of genetic modifiers of the present invention can also be used for genetic linkage analysis. Since the complete human genome sequence is known, the nucleotide sequence of interest can be specifically mapped to a particular location on an individual human chromosome. The mapping of relevant sequences to chromosomes according to the present invention is an important first step in correlating those sequences with gene associated disease. Once a sequence has been mapped to a precise chromosomal location, the physical position of the sequence on the chromosome can be correlated with genetic map data. Such data are found in, for example, V. McKusick, Mendelian Inheritance in Man (available on-line through Johns Hopkins University Welch Medical Library). The relationship between genes and diseases that have been mapped to the same chromosomal region are then identified through linkage analysis (coinheritance of physically adjacent genes). Recent data indicate that there is a region on human chromosome 10 linked to Alzheimer's Disease (Bertram et al, Ertekin-Taner et al, Myers et al., Science 290, 2302-2305, 2000), thus, human homologs of genetic modifiers identified according to the methods of the present invention may be subjected to chromosomal mapping analysis using conventional techniques.

[0123] The invention includes an isolated nucleic acid molecule, preferably a DNA molecule, wherein the nucleic acid molecule is the curated sequences of the human nocA homolog set forth in SEQ ID NO: 15, SEQ ID NO:17 or SEQ ID NO 53. Likewise preferred is an isolated nucleic acid molecule, preferrably a DNA molecule, encoding a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence encoded by the sequence of EGR2, set forth in SEQ ID NO:35. Likewise preferred is an isolated nucleic acid molecule, preferably a DNA molecule, encoding a polypeptide consisting of the amino acid sequences encoded by any of the sequences of the ankyrin-repeat proteins, set forth in SEQ ID NO:41, or SEQ ID NO: 43.

[0124] Using conventional techniques, antisense molecules, double stranded RNA, triple helix DNA and ribozymes, directed to an appropriate nucleotide sequence of a genetic modifier, may be created. Modifications of gene expression can be obtained by designing antisense molecules, DNA, or RNA, to the control regions of the genes listed in Table 1, i.e. the promoters, enhancers, and introns. Oligonucleotides derived from the transcription initiation site, e.g., between positions −10 and +10 from the transcription start site, are preferred. Similarly, inhibition can be achieved using “triple helix” base-pairing methodology. Triple helix pairing is useful because it causes inhibition of the ability of the double helix to open sufficiently for the binding of polymerases, transcription factors, or regulatory molecules. Recent therapeutic advances using triplex DNA have been described in the literature (Gee, J. E. et al. (1994) In: Huber, B. E. and B. I. Carr, Molecular and Immunologic Approaches, Futura Publishing Co., Mt. Kisco, N.Y.). The antisense molecules may also be designed to block translation of mRNA by preventing the transcript from binding to ribosomes.

[0125] Ribozymes, enzymatic RNA molecules, may also be used to catalyze the specific cleavage of RNA. The mechanism of ribozyme action involves sequence-specific hybridization of the ribozyme molecule to complementary target RNA, followed by endonucleolytic cleavage. Examples which may be used include engineered hammerhead motif ribozyme molecules that can specifically and efficiently catalyze endonucleolytic cleavage of sequences encoding the gene products of Table 1.

[0126] Specific ribozyme cleavage sites within any potential RNA target are initially identified by scanning the target molecule for ribozyme cleavage sites which include the following sequences: GUA, GUU and GUC. Once identified, short RNA sequences of between 15 and 20 ribonucleotides corresponding to the region of the target gene containing the cleavage site may be evaluated for secondary structural features which may render the oligonucleotide inoperable. The suitability of candidate targets may also be evaluated by testing accessibility to hybridization with complementary oligonucleotides using ribonuclease protection assays.

[0127] Antisense molecules and ribozymes of the invention may be prepared by any method known in the art for the synthesis of nucleic acid molecules. These include techniques for chemically synthesizing oligonucleotides such as solid phase phosphoramidite chemical synthesis. Alternatively, RNA molecules may be generated by in vitro and in vivo transcription of DNA sequences encoding the genes of Table 1. Such DNA sequences may be incorporated into a wide variety of vectors with suitable RNA polymerase promoters such as T7 or SP6. Alternatively, these cDNA constructs that synthesize antisense RNA constitutively or inducibly can be introduced into cell lines, cells, or tissues.

[0128] Vectors may be introduced into cells or tissues by many available means, and may be used in vivo, in vitro or ex vivo. For ex vivo therapy, vectors may be introduced into stem cells taken from the patient and clonally propagated for autologous transplant back into that same patient. Delivery by transfection and by liposome injections may be achieved using methods which are well known in the art.

[0129] Gene specific inhibition of gene expression may also be achieved using conventional double stranded RNA technologies. A description of such technology may be found in WO 99/32619 which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

[0130] Still further, such molecules may be used as components of diagnostic methods and kits whereby the presence of an allele causing diseases associated with abnormalities in the APP pathway and/or Alzheimer's Disease may be detected.

[0131] Other objects, features, advantages and aspects of the present invention will become apparent to those of skill from the following description. It should be understood, however, that the following description and the specific examples, while indicating preferred embodiments of the invention, are given by way of illustration only. Various changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the disclosed invention will become readily apparent to those skilled in the art from reading the following description and from reading the other parts of the present disclosure.

EXAMPLES

[0132] The following procedures are performed to conduct the examples:

[0133] Transgenic Flies

[0134] Methods for the creation of transgenic Drosophila melanogaster flies are well known to one of skill in the art. Any conventional method can be employed, for example, the basic laboratory techniques that are involved in the creation of the flies of the present invention are described in Spradling, above. As contemplated herein, transgenic flies may be created by direct fusion of DNA sequences of interest with expression control sequences as described below. For example, transformed strains are generated using the constructs discussed above according to conventional methods. Several independent insertions may be obtained for the constructs, UAS-Abeta4O, UAS-Abeta42, UAS—C99 wt, UAS—C99V717I (London mutation) and pGMR-Abeta42.

[0135] Fly Stocks

[0136] Gal4 lines that may be used to drive expression of the transgenes in the transgenic flies of the present invention include, but are not limited to, apterous-Gal4 and 7B-Gal4. Descriptions of the Gal4 lines mentioned and notes about their specific expression patterns can be found in Flybase (http://flybase.bio.indiana.edu). New transgenic strains generated in house include strains carrying UAS Abeta₄₀ and Abeta₄₂, UAS C99 wild type and UAS C99 London (carrying the London FAD Alzheimer's-associated mutation) and GMR Abeta₄₂ transgenes.

[0137] The yw; BcElp/CyOHop strain, expressing transposase, and the strains yw; Gla/SM6a and yw; Dr/TM3 Sb Ser were obtained from R. Padgett, Waksman Institute, Rutgers University. w¹¹¹⁸ flies and GMR-GAL4 flies were from the Bloomington stock center. The pGMR-1 strain is a publicly available stock and was obtained from G. Rubin's lab at UC Berkeley.

[0138] DNA Constructs and Molecular Techniques

[0139] A DNA fragment coding for the Aβ 42 peptide and fused to the human pre-proenkephalin signal peptide is PCR amplified and cloned into the Bgl II site of the Drosophila eye-specific P element transformation vector, pGMR (Hay et al., 1994 Development 120:2121-2129) and the insert is sequenced by automated fluorescence sequencing (ACGT Inc.). The human pre-proenkephalin signal peptide has been shown to successfully drive secretion of Aβ 42 from transfected mammalian cells. GMR is composed of five tandem copies of a response element derived from the rhodopsin-1 gene promoter, a binding site for the eye-specific transcription factor GLASS (Ellis et al., Development 119(3):855-65 (1993). Thus, Abeta expression is driven in the pattern of the GLASS transcriptional activator in the eye. The above DNA fragment is subsequently cloned into a P-element containing vector that facilitates the insertion of the transgene into the Drosophila genome. All molecular manipulations are done according to standard protocols. (See, for example, Sambrook, Fritsch and Maniatis, “Molecular Cloning A Laboratory Manual, 2^(nd) Edition, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 1989).

[0140] A DNA fragment coding for the C99 peptide and fused to the human pre-proenkephalin signal peptide is PCR amplified and cloned into the pUAST transformation vector as described in Brand and Perimmon.

[0141] The constructs UAS-Abeta40, UAS-Abeta42, UAS—C99 wt and UAS—C99V7171 contain the pre-proenkephaline gene signal peptide followed by fragments of human Abeta (40 or 42) or C99 (wild type or with the London mutation). The human fragments are cloned into the pUAST vector as described in Brand and Perrimon, above. Cloning into this vector places the UAS sequence upstream of the transcribed region of the inserted gene and also allows integration into the fly genome through P-element recombination.

[0142] Genetic Crosses, Analysis and Visualization of Phenotypes

[0143] Flies are crossed according to conventional methods except that all crosses are kept at 29° C. for maximal expression of phenotypes. In the binary Gal4 expression system, this temperature maximizes activity of the Gal4 protein. In the case of pGMR-Abeta42, it is observed that the phenotype is stronger at 29° C., so these flies are kept at this temperature as well.

[0144] Western Analysis

[0145] Ectopic gene expression can be assayed by performing Western analysis according to conventional methods. Antibodies that may be used include the human 6E10 monoclonal antibody raised against the beta amyloid portion of the APP gene and which also recognizes the C99 portion of APP (Senetek PLC, Napa, Calif.).

[0146] Western Protocol

[0147] To detect expression of the Aβ 42 peptide, flies of genotypes K18.1/K18.1, K18.3/K18.3, K18.1/K18.1; K18.3/K18.3, KJ103/TM3Sb Ser, KJ103/KJ103, KJ54/CyO; KJ54/TM2 Ubx and pGMR-1 (flies carrying pGMR vector without insert) are reared at 29° C. 80-90 Drosophila heads from each of the above strains are collected, placed in an eppendorf tube on dry ice containing 100 μl of 2% SDS, 30% sucrose, 0.718 M Bistris, 0.318 M and Bicine, with “Complete” protease inhibitors (Boehringer Mannheim) and are ground using a mechanical homogenizer. Samples are heated for 5 min at 95° C., spun down for 5 min at 12, 000 rpm, and supernatants are transferred into a fresh eppendorf tube. 5% β-mercaptoethanol and 0.01% bromphenol blue are added and samples are boiled prior to loading. Approximately 200 ng of total protein extract is loaded for each sample, on a 15% Tricine/Tris SDS PAGE gel containing 8M Urea. The Aβ 1-42 peptide control is human β-amyloid [1-42] (BIOSOURCE International, # 03-111). Samples are run at 40V in the stacking gel, and at 120V in the separating gel. Samples are transferred to PVDF membranes (BIO-RAD, # 162-0174) for 1 hr@100V, and the membranes are subsequently boiled in PBS for 3 min. Antibody hybridization is as follows: the primary Ab 6E10 (SENETECK PLC, #300-02), which recognizes the first 19 amino acids of the Aβ peptide, is used for probing (at a concentration of 1:2000) in 5% non-fat milk, 1× PBS containing 0.1% Tween 20, for 90 min @ RT. Samples are washed 3 times for 5 min., 15 min. and 15 min. each, in IX PBS-0.1% Tween-20. The secondary Ab is anti-mouse-HRP (Amersham Pharmacia Biotech, # NA 931) and is used at 1:2000 in 5% non-fat milk, 1× PBS containing 0.1% Tween 20, for 90 min at RT. Samples are washed 3 times for 5 min., 15 min. and 15 min. each, in 1× PBS-0.1% Tween-20. ECL (ECL Western Blotting Detection Reagents, Amersham Pharmacia Biotech, # RPN 2209) is used for detection.

[0148] Histology

[0149] Plastic sections of fly heads are performed according to conventional methods, for example, as according to the protocols described in: Drosophila Protocols, page 236. Eds. W. Sullivan, M. Ashburner, S. Hawley, CSHL Press 2000

[0150] Cryosections

[0151] Adult eyes are cryosectioned according to Wolff, in Drosophila Protocols, CSHL Press, 2000, sections 13.1 and 13.2. The primary antibody is the monoclonal 6E10 (Senetek), recognizing the human Aβ 42 peptide, used at a dilution of 1:3000. The detection system is the Vectastain ABC Kit (with biotinylated anti-mouse IgG secondary, and Horseradish peroxidase H) (Vector Laboratories). The following modifications are made to the protocol by Wolff: prior to incubation with the 6E 10 primary antibody, cryosections are blocked in blocking solution containing normal horse serum, according to the Vectastain ABC Kit protocol. Incubation with the secondary (preadsorbed with pGMR-1 eye tissue) is done in PBS/1%BSA containing 1-2% normal horse serum, also according to the Vectastain ABC Kit protocol. The procedure for the ABC Kit is followed; incubations with the ABC reagent are done in PBS/0.1% saponin, followed by 4×10 min. washes in PBS/0.1% saponin. Sections are then incubated in 0.5 ml per slide of the Horseradish Peroxidase H substrate solution, 400 ug/ml 3,3′-diaminobenzidene (DAB), 0.006% H₂O₂ in PBS/0.1% saponin, and the reaction is stopped after 3 min. with 0.02% sodium azide in PBS. Sections are rinsed several times in PBS and dehydrated through an ethanol series before mounting in DPX (Fluka).

[0152] RNA Profile Characterization for Compound Screening

[0153] RNA profiles may be assayed according to known methodology, including use of traditional Northern blot analysis as well as microarray chip technology (Incyte Pharmaceuticals, Palo Alto, Calif.; Affymetrix, Santa Clara, Calif.).

EXAMPLE 1 The Rough Eye Phenotype Induced by Ectopic Expression of Aβ 42

[0154] In order to elucidate the largely unknown pathways and mechanism(s) by which Aβ 42 causes neurodegeneration, the Drosophila eye, a neural tissue, is used as a model. In an effort to mimic the disease-specific Aβ 42 overexpression, transgenic flies whose genome comprises the GMR-Abeta42 amyloid transgene are created using the GMR fusion expression system disclosed above in order to ectopically express the transgene in the developing Drosophila eye.

[0155] I. Aβ 42 overexpression causes rough eye phenotypes In order to express the Aβ 42 peptide in the Drosophila eye, the Aβ 42 sequence is cloned into the pGMR vector. The pGMR (Glass Multimer Reporter) vector contains a pentamer of truncated binding sites for the Glass transcription factor. Glass is expressed widely during eye development, starting in the eye discs, the precursors of adult Drosophila eyes, where it is detected in differentiating photoreceptor neurons. It continues being expressed specifically in the eye during pupal and adult development (Moses et al, 1989 Nature 340 (6234):531-536; Moses and Rubin, 1991 Genes Dev. 5:583-593). GMR-element expression in ˜2 week-old flies is examined using a reporter gene and good expression detected, suggesting that GMR element is active well into adulthood. Thus, GMR-regulated expression is directed to the eye tissue throughout the development of the eye, as well as during adulthood, making it a suitable system for expression of Aβ 42.

[0156] Two independent transgenic lines are originally established with the pGMR-Aβ 42 construct, K18.1 and K18.3. In addition, another transgenic line, pGMR-1, expressing the same vector without an insert, is examined as a negative control. Control flies with the pGMR-1 transgene and flies carrying one copy of either the K18.3 or the K18.1 transgene do not show a rough eye. Similarly, flies carrying one copy each of both of the above transgenes (K18.3 and K18.1) or two copies of the K18.1 transgene also have wild type eyes. In contrast, flies with two copies of K18.3 have a mild rough eye phenotype; examination of fly eyes under light microscopy indicate that ectopic overexpression of Aβ 42 disrupts the regular trapezoidal arrangement of the photoreceptor cells of the ommatidia (identical single units, forming the Drosophila compound eye. The above observations suggest that there might be a dose response of the rough eye phenotype to the copy number of transgenes present in the fly genome. To further examine this hypothesis, the number of transgenes is increased to three (2 copies of K18.1 with one copy of K18.3 or one copy of K18.1 with two copies of K18.3). These strains also showed rough eyes. Finally, when four copies of the transgene were present (2 copies of K18.1 with 2 copies of K18.3), flies showed a much more severe rough eye phenotype confirming the dose response hypothesis. The penetrance of the rough eye phenotypes is 100% in all genetic combinations. It must also be noted that a more severe phenotype is observed when flies are reared at 29° C. A temperature requirement for expressivity of eye phenotypes has been described previously (Karim and Rubin, 1998 Development 125(1):1-9) and may be specific for the eye, even though it is not restricted to GMR-containing expression systems. Such dependence could be attributed to higher transcriptional and/or metabolic rates, or altered protein conformation at the higher temperature.

[0157] II. Aβ 42 Transgenics Display Rough Eye Phenotypes, the Severity of Which Depends on Transgene Copy Number.

[0158] It is well established that the expression level of transgenes in Drosophila depends on the chromosomal location of the specific insertions, a phenomenon known as “position effect” (Kellum, R. and Schedl, P. (1991). Cell. 64: 941-50). It is possible then, by generating additional independent insertions with the same transgene, to recover transgenic lines that express different levels of the transgenic protein. Thus, it might be possible to isolate transgenic lines that would express the Aβ 42 transgene at a high enough level to cause a phenotype at a lower temperature (25° C.), thus reflecting more physiological conditions. To test this hypothesis, new insertions of the pGMR-Aβ 42 transgene in the fly genome are generated, using “P-element hopping” (Robertson, H. M. et al. (1988). Genetics 118: 461-470).

[0159] A total of 19 independent lines of the pGMR-Aβ 42 construct in new chromosomal locations are established. The new strains are judged as carrying new insertions based on the chromosomal linkage or homozygous lethal condition of the transgene, as well as by differences in eye color (caused by differential expression levels of the white gene, used as a transformation marker). Young larvae of the above new strains are subsequently raised at 29° C. until eclosion and examined for the presence of an eye phenotype. Of the 19 new lines, 7 lines, or 38%, show a rough eye phenotype. The strains that display a rough eye phenotype are subsequently raised at 25° C. and scored for an eye phenotype.

[0160] The new transgenic lines show varying degrees of phenotypic severity, some of them displaying a more severe phenotype than what was originally observed in the K18.1 and K18.3 line. One such example is the KJ.103 line, in which one copy of the transgene renders the adult eyes mildly rough, characterized by the presence of interspersed darker “spots” (corresponding to deeper-red pigmented ommatidia) on the ventral side of the eye, while two copies of the transgene cause extensive disorganization of photoreceptors. More importantly, this specific line displays the rough eye phenotype even when the flies are raised at 25° C. When KJ.103 flies are raised at 29° C., the severity of phenotype caused by either one or two copies of the transgene is increased dramatically.

[0161] In summary, rough eye phenotypes caused by the Aβ 42 peptide show a range of severity. The very mild lines typically display numerous dark/black “spots” on the ventral side of the eye, while mild lines have a more rough, disorganized appearance covering the ventral portion of the eye. Moderate lines show greater roughness over the entire eye, while in more severe lines the entire eye seems to have lost/fused many of the ommatidia and interommatidial bristles, and the entire eye has a smooth, glossy appearance. Interestingly, the size of the eye is only moderately affected in flies with the highest level of the Aβ 42 expression (strain KJ54). This is consistent with observations in flies expressing human α-synuclein (Feany, M. B. and Bender, W. W. (2000) Nature 404:394-398. In flies expressing poly-glutamine expanded human huntingtin, a very slight reduction of eye size is observed, in the strongest-expressing transgenic lines (Warrick, J. M., et al (1998). Cell 93: 939-949). The above results suggest that neurodegeneration induced by over-expression of human disease genes differs from the phenotypes caused by overexpression of genes acting in apoptotic pathways (Grether, M. E. et al. (1995). Genes Dev. 9, 1694-1708), in which the size of the eye is primarily affected.

[0162] Based on the above results, it is hypothesized that the severity of the rough eye 5 phenotype depends on the amount of Abeta protein present. As a consequence of this hypothesis, it should be expected that the KJ.103 transgene displays a higher level of protein expression than the K18.3 transgene (see below).

[0163] III. Expressivity of the Rough Eye Phenotype Correlates with Aβ42 protein levels To determine if the severity of the rough eye phenotype correlates with expression levels of the Aβ 42 peptide, Western blot analysis of protein extracts from Drosophila heads are performed (strains used are described in methods above). Results indicate that animals with two copies of the transgene have roughly twice the amount of Aβ 42 peptide than animals with one transgene copy. Interestingly, even though flies with two copies of K18.1 express the Aβ 42 peptide in detectable quantities, they have no visible adult eye phenotype. Flies with two copies of the higher-expressing K18.3 transgene, expressing overall larger quantities of Aβ 42 peptide do show the rough eye phenotype. This is also true for flies expressing two copies of the K18.1 and two copies of the K18.3 transgenes. Flies expressing only one copy of the KJ103 transgene have roughly equal amounts of protein as flies expressing two copies of the K18.3 transgene, confirming the hypothesis that the KJ103 transgene shows higher levels of relative protein expression.

[0164] The above results indicate that there is a requirement for a certain level of Aβ42 protein in order to generate a visible phenotype. It is still possible that lower amounts of Aβ 42 expression cause minor disruptions that would only be visible at the ultrastructural level. To test this, thin sections (1.5 μm) from adult fly heads are examined. These data indicate that, compared to eyes from a fly carrying the empty pGMR vector, in which the tolouidine-blue staining photoreceptors are regularly arrayed, flies carrying one copy of the moderately expressing K18.3 transgene have small abnormalities-some photoreceptors are missing, blue-staining masses are forming around the ommatidia and some gaps are appearing in the tissue. These eyes appear normal macroscopically.

[0165] Sections from eyes expressing two copies of the K18.3 transgene, in agreement with observations at the macroscopic level, display variable disorganization. As the phenotype gets worse, the concentration of dense, staining masses around the ommatidia increases, as do the gaps in the tissue. The ommatidia look smaller and are missing photoreceptors. Two copies of the higher expressing KJ103 transgene show a phenotype similar in severity. Finally, eyes from Drosophila expressing four copies of the strong expressing KJ54 transgene show an almost complete loss of photoreceptors. Additionally, these eyes show an abundance of dense, staining masses and of tissue gaps. Even though it is not clear at this point whether the dense, staining masses that surround the ommatidia are abnormal/dying cells or whether they contain aggregating Abeta peptide, it is clear that their accumulation is coincident with observed overall eye degeneration.

[0166] In order to visualize the expression of beta-amyloid on the eye tissue, sections of Aβ expressing eyes are stained with an antibody recognizing the human Aβ peptide. Transverse sections of eye tissue show a punctate staining that is absent in controls. It is hypothesized that this punctate staining corresponds to small aggregates/deposits of beta amyloid. Cellular localization of this staining as well as the exact nature of the aggregate/deposit, using known Aβ staining dyes is under investigation.

[0167] In summary, it is disclosed herein that introduction of more copies of the Aβ 42 transgene in the Drosophila eye, reflected by increased levels of Aβ protein, has an additive affect on the rough eye phenotype. It is possible that a certain concentration of the Aβ 42 peptide is needed to affect its aggregation/conformation state. Alternatively, saturating levels of the peptide might be needed for manifestation of the toxic effect. The fact that Aβ exerts neurotoxic effects in several signaling pathways, (intracellular calcium levels, oxidative stress, inflammatory response, muscarinic and nicotinic receptor signaling, reviewed in Fraser, S. P., et al (1997). Trends Neurosci. 20: 67-72; Mattson, M. P. (1997). Physiol. Rev. 77: 1081-1132; and Coughlan, C. M. and Breen, K. C. (2000). Pharmacol. and Ther. 86: 111-144; Hellstrom-Lindahl and Court, 2000 Behav Brain Res. 113 (1-2):159-168), might indicate the need for saturating levels in order to cause disruptions. It is clear however, that expressing moderate amounts of the peptide seem to have no consequence for the structure of the adult eye at the gross morphological level.

[0168] IV. Rough Eye Phenotype Induced by Aβ 42 Peptide Worsens with Age

[0169] It is well established that in Alzheimer's patients, chronic accumulation of Aβ peptide leads to initial manifestation of the disease and to progressive worsening of the symptoms. In order to test whether one could mimic this aspect of the disease in the Drosophila model, the degree of roughness of the eye phenotype in aged flies is recorded.

[0170] Two strains of flies, expressing pGMR1 (as a negative control) and K18.3 are examined. K18.3 flies are used because in this transgenic strain there is a range of phenotypic severity and thus it is easier to record changes. Flies from the two strains are raised at 25° C. and 0-2days after eclosion they are transferred to 29° C., to induce higher expression of the transgene. Flies are scored for eye phenotype approximately every week, for a total of one month, thereafter. The K18.3 flies are classified into three different groups (moderate, mild, intermediate), according to the observed severity of the eye phenotype. As mentioned previously, pGMR1 expressing flies did not show any eye phenotype.

[0171] Data indicates a shift in the phenotypic severity of the Abeta expressing flies as they age: when flies first eclose, no eyes with an intermediate phenotype are observed, whereas 15% of the population at seven days has an intermediate phenotype. Also by seven days, all of the progeny show a degree of rough eye phenotype, whereas 42% do not show any phenotype upon eclosion. By 32 days, even though a large number of flies have died, the overall ratio of flies with mild versus intermediate phenotype is not significantly changed, suggesting that the maximum effect of Abeta expression has been reached.

[0172] The Drosophila model disclosed herein appears to be mimicking the progressive and age-associated worsening of the Alzheimer's disease symptoms, an important aspect of the disease. The observed increase in the severity of the eye phenotype as flies age could be attributed to increased sensitivity of neuronal cells to the levels of Aβ peptide. Indeed, as mentioned above, AP peptide is being produced throughout the adult stage of Drosophila. It is thus possible that increased levels of Aβ cannot be effectively turned over, resulting in accumulation of the peptide in the Drosophila cells. Alternatively, it is possible that aged cells are more vulnerable to the presence of Aβ peptide.

[0173] V. The Rough Eye Phenotype and the Degree of Apoptotic Cells in Larval Eye Imaginal Discs and Adult Eyes

[0174] As mentioned earlier, the Aβ 42 peptide has known toxic effects and it is suggested that it plays a role in apoptosis. Based on this, third instar larval eye imaginal discs, the precursors of the adult eye, are examined for evidence of apoptosis, or programmed cell death. Dissected eye imaginal discs from K18.1/K18.1; K18.3/K18.3 larvae, raised at 29° C., are stained with acridine orange according to conventional methods, which causes fluorescence of apoptotic cells. As controls, the following strains, none of which shows any eye abnormalities, are used: w¹¹¹⁸ (a wild-type control) and pGMR-1 (carrying the “empty” pGMR vector) grown at 29° C. and GMR-GAL4 (expressing Gal4 under the control of the GMR element), raised at 18° C.

[0175] Results indicate that little or no cell death is seen in the wild-type control, w¹¹¹⁸. In contrast, some amount of cell death can be detected in the K18.1/K18.1; K18.3/K18.3 line. When the controls that carry the pGMR vector but do not display any eye phenotype pGMR-1 and GMR-GAL4), are examined, some cell death is also observed, comparable in extent to that observed in the experimental flies, K18.1/K18.1; K18.3/K18.3. Therefore, it seems likely that a certain amount of cell death is tolerated during eye development and does not cause any adult eye defects, at least at the gross morphological level. In addition, it is suggested herein that if apoptosis has any involvement in the generation of the rough eye phenotype, it is not manifested during the early development of the eye.

[0176] To test whether the observed rough eye phenotype is caused by apoptosis during the adult stages of Drosophila, the apoptosis inhibitor DIAP1 is co-expressed in the Drosophila eye. Co-expression of DIAP1 in eyes expressing Abeta would be expected to suppress, at least partially, the rough eye phenotype (data not shown). Since no suppression with two different DIAP-expressing strains is observed, it may be that the observed rough eye phenotype is not caused by ectopically induced apoptotic cell death. The same results were obtained when the antiapoptotic baculoviral P35 gene was used. These results suggest that the effects caused by the Aβ 42 peptide in the Drosophila eye might be mediated by cellular pathways that do not result in apoptosis.

[0177] The actions of Aβ 42 are quite complex and could affect other proteins known to be factors in AD development. It has been shown that PS1 and PS 2 co-immunoprecipitate with APP (Xia et al., 1997 PNAS USA 94 (15):8208-13) and that Aβ 42 can directly bind PS 2 in vitro (Czech et al., 1999 Society for Neuroscience 25:641.1). It is interesting to note that overexpression of wild type and mutant PS forms also results in enhanced susceptibility to apoptosis in several experimental systems, including the Drosophila eye (Ye, Y. and Fortini, M. (1999). J. Cell Biol. 146: 1351-1364). In these studies, it is suggested that Drosophila presenilin (Dps) exerts a dominant negative effect when expressed at high levels. It is unclear how Dps causes apoptosis of cells, but the mechanism could involve the dysregulation of the Notch and/or Wnt developmental signaling pathways (reviewed in Anderton et al., 2000 Mol. Med. Today 6:54-59). It is unclear whether Aβ 42 overexpression in the system disclosed herein could be affecting Dps function by possibly interfering with one or more of these signaling pathways. Interestingly, overexpression of Aβ 40 or Aβ 42 enhances a Dps (Drosophila presenilin) induced phenotype in the same tissue (data not shown), suggesting involvement of the two proteins in the same pathway.

EXAMPLE 2 Concave Wing Phenotype Induced by Ectopic Expression of C99

[0178] Transgenic Drosophila that carry a copy of pUAS—C99 (either wild type or with the London mutation ) and a copy of apterous-Gal4 are created using standard methods and as discussed above. Data indicate that these flies exhibit a malformation of their wings in that the wing blade is curved in a concave manner. These effects are confirmed with multiple independent insertions of the C99 transgene. Western analysis confirms expression of this transgene. Protein extracts from whole larvae expressing the C99 (either wild type or with the London mutation) under the control of daughterless-Gal4 (a ubiquitously expressed Gal4 driver) show a protein band of the expected size for C99, which immunoreacts with the 6E10 antibody (raised against the first 16 amino-acids of C99). Data exists that when the portion of the human APP gene referred to as C100 was inserted into the genome of Drosophila and expressed in the wing disc, it did not generate any visible phenotype (Fossgfreen et al., PNAS 95:13703-13708 (1998)). In contrast, data reported herein indicate that flies transgenic with the equivalent C100 region of human APP (called here C99), fused to a different signal peptide, display a wing malformation.

EXAMPLE 3 Cognitive Defects Induced by Ectopic Expression of C99

[0179] Transgenic Drosophila that carry a copy of UAS—C99 (either wild type or with the London mutation) and a copy of 7B-Gal4 (which allows expression in the mushroom body of the brain) are created using standard techniques. Cognitive defects of these flies can be examined by conducting olfactory, locomotion or learning and memory assays according to conventional methods. For example, altered locomotory behavior is observed in the above flies, tested using the “dark reactivity” set-up, described by Benzer, S. PNAS 58:1112-1119 (1967). Specifically, flies containing a copy of UAS—C99 and a copy of 7B-Gal4 do not respond to mechanical agitation as well as wild type flies, walking less quickly than wild type flies after being tapped to the bottom of the assay apparatus. The “dark reactivity” test for locomotion is also described in “Behaviour, Learning and Memory” In: Drosophila, A Practical Approach. Ed. D. B. Roberts (1998) Oxford University Press Inc. New York page 273.

EXAMPLE 4 Genes that Modify Drosophila Phenotypes as Targets for Alzheimer Disease Therapeutics

[0180] As disclosed in detail below, genetic screens were set up in order to identify genetic modifiers of the concave wing phenotype described in Example 2. Candidate modifiers tested included known modifiers of two Drosophila phenotypes induced by ectopic expression of Drosophila presenilin (Dps) in the wing and scutellum (G. Boulianne, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, personal communication), as well as mutations in other candidate genes. Based on the recent discovery of a chromosome 10 AD gene “hot spot”, chromosomal mapping of the human homologs of the above mentioned Drosophila genetic modifiers was performed. Data disclosed below indicate that the human homologs of several of the genetic modifiers disclosed herein are also located on chromosome 10 and it is contemplated herein that these genes are relevant targets for the development of pharmaceuticals useful for the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease as well as other conditions associated with errors in the regulation of the APP pathway.

[0181] A total of 93 mutations were screened in order to identify genetic modifiers of the concave wing phenotype induced by ectopic expression of C99 in the wing of Drosophila. The screen is based on measuring the change in the penetrance of the wing phenotype when the external mutation is present. More specifically, the number of flies with mutant wings compared to the number of flies with wild type wings are counted in the experimental group (flies expressing both C99 and mutation being tested) and the control group (flies expressing only C99). The significance of the change in penetrance of the mutant phenotype is evaluated by measuring the P value by a T test, in the above mentioned four groups. Mutations were considered to significantly modify the C99 phenotype when P<0.05.

[0182] A list of genetic modifiers that affect the C99-overexpression phenotype and the Drosophila genes associated with these genetic modifiers are provided in Table 1.

[0183] All of the mutations identified as modifiers of presenilin and C99 overexpression phenotypes were insertional mutations (mediated by insertion into the Drosophila genome of the P-retroviral like transposable element). The exact chromosomal location of each of these insertions has been previously determined (Drosophila Genome Project BDGP, http://www.fruitfly.org). In order to identify the transcript(s) affected by each of these insertions, we scanned a 10 kB genomic area to the right and to the left of each insertion for known or predicted Drosophila transcripts. The following criteria were adopted for selection of the most likely transcript affected by a given insertion:

[0184] a) Distance of Transcripts from the Site of Insertion, and b) Orientation of a Transcript Relative to the Insertion.

[0185] If a genomic area contained more than one candidate transcripts with the same orientation as the insertion, all those closest to the insertion were selected for further analysis. The translated protein sequences of the Drosophila transcripts from the above analysis form “Set A”.

[0186] The presence of human homologs of the above Drosophila proteins (in “Set A”) in an AD-linked area of human chromosome 10 was examined. Two candidate regions around Sequence Tagged Site (STS) markers on human chromosome 10 have been identified (Bertram et al., Ertekin-Taner et al., Myers et al., Science 290, 2302-2305, 2000) by linkage analysis. We mapped STS marker sequences used in these linkage analysis studies or STS sequences adjacent to these markers to the Celera genome data by blastn (Altschul et al., 1997) sequence comparisons. Based on this mapping information a subset of human chromosome 10 was defined that included the two candidate regions showing significant linkage (Bertram et al., 2000; Ertekin-Taner et al., 2000; Myers et al., 2000) and the region in between. The DNA sequence (Celera contigs) and the corresponding list of Celera protein translations were retrieved for the subset defined and put into blast format databases. The DNA sequence and the list of Celera protein translations for the above described genomic regions form “Set B” and “Set C”, respectively.

[0187] A tblastn search with “Set A” against “Set B” and a blastp search with “Set A” against “Set C” were then performed. Initially tblastn and blastp hits with E-values lower than 10⁻⁵ were selected. Then the best match of each fly protein from these searches was chosen and the corresponding fly genes/transcripts were checked for their association with genetic modifiers of the Dps and C99 phenotype. The resulting fourteen pairs of fly and human transcripts/proteins form “Set D”.

[0188] The fourteen protein pairs in “Set D” were tested for stringent or putative orthology. This was accomplished by blastp comparisons to a combined database of all human and all fly Celera proteins. First, the fly proteins in “Set D” were compared to each protein in this database. Then the resulting best human matches for each of the fly proteins were again compared to the combined human/fly protein database. A human match was classified as a stringent ortholog if all of the following four criteria were fulfilled:

[0189] 1. fly protein X has best match with human protein Y

[0190] 2. fly protein X does not have a better match with another fly protein than with human protein Y

[0191] 3. human protein Y has best match with fly protein X

[0192] 4. human protein Y has no better match with another human protein than with fly protein X

[0193] If only criteria 1) and 3) are fulfilled, a human match is classified as a putative ortholog regardless of whether fly protein X had a better match with another fly protein, human protein Y had a better match with another human protein or both. All other human matches are deemed homologs. After the orthology test, candidate human genes are prioritized according to the following:

[0194] a) human gene is homolog of fly gene affected by Drosophila genetic modifier, identified in genetic screen

[0195] b) degree of sequence similarity of the human protein (encoded by the human gene in a) to the Drosophila protein (encoded by the Drosophila gene in a)

[0196] c) human protein is stringent or putative ortholog of fly protein

[0197] d) chromosomal location of the human gene with respect to STS markers, other candidate genes or known AD genes

[0198] e) putative function of the human protein and/or the homologous Drosophila protein

[0199] f) evidence that the predicted human gene is expressed

[0200] g) existence of validated or predicted coding and/or non-coding SNPs in the coding region of the human gene.

[0201] To check whether the human homolog gene is expressed, the Incyte LifeSeq EST database was searched with the corresponding predicted human transcripts identified from the Celera database using blastn.

[0202] Based on these criteria, it is contemplated herein that 4 different human genes are AD related genes located on human chromosome 10. Below are listed the putative proteins, encoded by these proposed human genes.

[0203] (1) hCP50765 (EGR2) SEQ ID NO: 35

[0204] (2) hCP41313 (homologous to the fly gene nocA) SEQ ID: 15, SEQ ID NO: 17 or SEQ ID NO 53

[0205] (3) hCP33787 (ankyrin-related protein) SEQ ID NO: 41

[0206] (4) hCP51594 (ankyrin-3) SEQ ID NO: 43

[0207] The Celera predicted transcript hCT1 5097 was manually curated to produce two putative forms of the protein hCP41313. Curation was performed by identifying ESTs corresponding to this locus by blastn searches of the Incyte LifeSeq and public EST databases and aligning the identified ESTs with the Celera predicted transcript sequence. The curation produced slight changes in the C-terminal amino-acid sequence and putative additional residues at the N-terminus of the predicted amino-acid sequence. The changes in the C-terminal part of the human protein sequence lead to an improved alignment with the fly nocA in this region. Because of the additional residues at the N-terminus Met 64 and Met 100 in the Celera protein sequence (hCP41313) correspond to Met 114 and Met 150 in the translation of the complete curated nocA a homolog transcript sequence respectively. We have subsequently analyzed and compared cDNA sequences from the Novartis FGA cDNA collection and the Incyte cDNA collection. Based on these analyses we have cloned and sequenced a cDNA clone corresponding to the human nocA gene on chromosome 10. The 5′ end of this cDNA clone consists of cDNA obtained from proprietary Novaitis clone fga94341 and the 3′ end of this clone consists of cDNA obtained from Incyte clone 242278.1 (SEQ ID NO: 52, SEQ ID NO. 53).

[0208] EGR2 is a putative ortholog of Celera predicted fly transcript CT23724 (see Table 1), which corresponds to the Drosophila stripe gene. The fly mutation P1505 (see Table 1), which affects the stripe gene, modifies only the presenilin phenotype.

[0209] Human nocA is a putative ortholog of Celera predicted fly transcript CT14619 (see Table 1), which corresponds to the Drosophila nocA gene. The fly mutation EP2173 (see Table 1), which affects the nocA gene, modifies both the presenilin and C99 overexpression phenotypes.

[0210] EGR2 is a C2H2 type zinc finger transcription factor regulating PNS myelination. In mice it has been shown to be important for hindbrain development (Schneider-Maunoury et al., Cell 75, 1199-1214, 1993; Swiatek & Gridley, Genes Dev. 7, 2071-2084, 1993). Four mutations in EGR2 have been described to be associated with inherited peripheral neuropathies (Warner et al., Nature Genet 18, 382-384, 1998; Timmerman et al., Neurology 52, 1827-1832, 1999).

[0211] The nocA human homologue is a putative transcription factor with a C2H2 type zinc finger domain. While its exact function has yet to be determined, according to data disclosed herein, it may play a significant role in the pathology of Alzheimer's Disease. The Drosophila protein encoded by the nocA gene is a transcription factor involved in the development of the embryonic brain and the adult ocellar structures.

[0212] Ankyrin-3 exists in two brain specific isoforms of 480 and 270 kDa (Kordeli et al., J Biol Chem 270, 2352-2359, 1995). Neural-specific Ankyrin-3 polypeptides are candidates to participate in the maintenance and targeting of ion channels and cell adhesion molecules to nodes of Ranvier and axonal initial segments. Ankyrin-3 has been shown to associate with the voltage dependent sodium channel in vitro and to co-localize with this molecule at nodes of Ranvier, axonal initial segments, and the neuromuscular junction (Srinivasan et al., Nature 333, 177-180, 1988; Kordeli et al., J Cell Biol 110, 1341-1352, 1990; Kordeli & Bennett, J Cell Biol 114, 1243-1259, 1991; Flucher & Daniles, Neuron 3, 163-175, 1989).

[0213] The second human homologue of fly transcript CT18415 belongs to the family of ankyrin-related proteins (hCP33787). The corresponding gene is located 469 kbp from insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE). In addition to ankyrin-repeats, hCP33787 contains a sterile alpha motif (SAM) domain. The SAM domain has been suggested to be involved in the regulation of developmental processes (Shultz et al., Protein Sci 6, 249-253, 1997), has been described as mediating specific protein-protein interactions, and has been suggested to form extended polymeric structures (Thanos et al., Science 283, 833-836). The SAM domain is included in the alignment between fly transcript CT18415 and hCP33787. We speculate that it might play a role in the aggregation of β-amyloid.

[0214] It has been hypothesized that y-synuclein might be involved in AD (Luedecking et al., Neuroscience Letters 261, 186-188, 1999). We postulate that γ-synuclein might interact with the ankyrin repeat-containing protein hCP33787. In support of this, a protein-protein interaction between synphilin, an ankyrin repeat-related protein, and α-synuclein has been shown (Engelender et al., Nature Gen 22, 110-114, 1999). It is also known that members of the synuclein family share a high degree of sequence similarity (64% sequence identity between α-synuclein and γ-synuclein, Lavedan, Genome Res 8, 871-880, 1998). Since the fold of an ankyrin-repeat unit is conserved, the above arguments add support to a putative protein-protein interaction between hCP33783 or hCP51594 and γ-synuclein. It is of interest to note that a coding SNP (E→K) is predicted for hCP33787 at sequence position 48, which corresponds to the start of the ankyrin-repeat region. This sequence variation could be relevant in the context of a putative γ-synuclein-ankyrin interaction because it involves oppositely charged amino acid side chains. The predicted SNP in the ankyrin-related protein is particularly interesting as γ-synuclein has a validated coding SNP (V→E) at position 110 (Ninkina et al., Hum Mol Genet 7, 1417-1424, 1998), that codes for the exchange of a neutral by a negatively charged amino acid side chain. We postulate that these polymorphisms might be relevant to a putative interaction of γ-synuclein with either hCP33783 or hCP51594. TABLE 1 Genetic modifiers SEQ ID NO modifier flyCT Start End hCG hCT hCP Start End E-value gene name/protein family comments (hCT/hCP) EP(2)2107 CT25384 94 183 hCG37225 hCT28457 hCP47994 96 185 4.00E−32 TG-interactng factor/TALE/KNOX modifier of Dps and C99 6/7 homeobox protein EP(2)2122 CT11970 54 411 hCG22190 hCT13283 hCP39677 12 348 4.00E−75 n/a modifier of Dps and C99 8/9 EP(2)2151 CT3996 27 392 hCG22926 hCT14025 hCP40373 39 415 1.00E−109 NAP1/aspartyl protease-related modifier of C99 10/11 EP(2)2162 CT7676 15 374 hCG30594 hCT21765 hCP44907 13 373 3.00E−97 n/a modifier of Dps and C99, lethal 12/13 over C99 EP(2)2173 CT14619 10 531 hCG23983 hCT15097 hCP41313 100 564 1.00E−25 Drosophila nocA Zn finger transcription modifier of Dps and C99, human 14/15, 16/17, factor ortholog ortholog on 10q 52/53 EP(2)2205 CT9828 93 619 hCG41821 hCT33094 hCP51674 668 1180 4.00E−66 angiotensin I converting enzyme (peptidyl- modifier of Dps and C99, 18/19 dipeptidase metalloprotease A) 1 (ACE) EP(2)2511 CT11457 6 258 hCG20663 hCT11743 hCP38288 28 2.76E+02 2.00E−65 copper chaperone for superoxide dismutase/ modifier of Dps and C99 20/21 superoxide dismutase [CU—ZN] EP(2)2554 CT10410 6 192 hCG39955 hCT31207 hCP49745 5 198 2.00E−16 glutathione S-transferase theta 1 modifier of Dps and C99 22/23 EP(2)2554 CT10310 15 661 hCG40293 hCT31548 hCP50060 18 617 2.00E−90 intersectin-related modifier of Dps and C99 24/25 EP(3)3041 CT5336 14 227 hCG42003 hCT33279 hCP51813 29 246 1.00E−39 HSA011916 modifier of Dps and C99 26/27 EP(X)1526 CT10709 7 597 hCG37950 hCT29186 hCP47880 6 519 1.00E−168 protein kinase inhibitor P58-related modifier of Dps and C99 28/29 P1396 = I(2)05206 CT13013 316 655 hCG20435 hCT11514 hCP38090 106 404 2.00E−72 cyclin modifier of Dps and C99 30/31 P1486 = I(3)00090 CT22943 1818 2491 hCG32338 hCT23526 hCP46544 663 1248 2.00E−84 retinoblastoma binding protein-related modifier of Dps and C99 32/33 P1505 = I(3)00643 CT23724 760 1123 hCG40234 hCT31488 hCP50765 131 439 3.00E−63 early growth response 2 (Krox-20 modifier of Dps, human ortholog 34/35 (Drosophila) homolog) on 10q P1548 = I(3)01814 CT24038 75 167 hCG18539 hCT9598 hCP36359 1 93 1.00E−31 n/a modifier of Dps and C99 36/37 P2093 = I(3)j5C8 CT18339 218 438 hCG14845 hCT5866 hCP35211 38 278 6.00E−31 baculoviral IAP repeat-containing 4/ modifier of Dps and C99 38/39 apoptosis inhibitor related P2093 = I(3)j5C8 CT18415 62 293 hCG17907 hCT8961 hCP33787 353 569 2.00E−18 ankyrin-related modifier of Dps, human 40/41 homolog on 10q P2093 = I(3)j5C8 CT18415 50 349 hCG41783 hCT33056 hCP51594 7 307 2.00E−23 ankyrin-3, ankyrin-G modifier of Dps, human 42/43 homolog on 10q P2104 = I(3)j13B3 CT13750 372 733 hCG201263 hCT201265 hCP201588 61 432 1.00E−111 ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase modifier of Dps and C99 44/45 P2121 = I(3)j4E1 CT23760 87 283 hCG25031 hCT16153 hCP41935 239 437 2.00E−37 dual specificity protein phosphatase modifier of Dps and C99 46/47 P2122 = I(3)rL074 CT23073 5 879 hCG39269 hCT30519 hCP50592 21 902 0 minichromosome maintenance deficient (S. modifier of Dps and C99 48/49 cerevislae) 2 (mitotin)/DNA replication licensing factor MCM P2319 = I(2)06694 CT13966 1 932 hCG21123 hCT12209 hCP38695 18 937 0 alpha-adaptin modifier of C99 50/51

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SEQ ID NO 4 <211> LENGTH: 300 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 4 gacgcagaat tccgacatga ctcaggatat gaagttcatc atcaaaaatt ggtgttcttt 60 gcagaagatg tgggttcaaa caaaggtgca atcattggac tcatggtggg cggtgttgtc 120 atagcgacag tgatcatcat caccttggtg atgctgaaga agaaacagta cacatccatt 180 catcatggtg tggtggaggt tgacgccgct gtcaccccag aggagcgcca cctgtccaag 240 atgcagcaga acggctacga aaatccaacc tacaagttct ttgagcagat gcagaactag 300 <210> SEQ ID NO 5 <211> LENGTH: 72 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 5 atggcgcagt tcctgagact ttgcatctgg ctgctagcgc ttgggtcctg cctcctggct 60 acagtgcagg ca 72 <210> SEQ ID NO 6 <211> LENGTH: 1537 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 6 ggtgcgccga gcaggagcag ggaacaaagg agcggagagg ggaggggaga gagttgggcg 60 agggagagcc cccggccggc tgccagaaga tcccggcggg aggaagccca agtgtcactt 120 gaattccacc caaggagcgg gcgcctggga tcagagcgtc ctgtttagca ataacggctg 180 gagcacgtcc tacaagttac gggagagtcg gctgtgaagg agacgttcgc ttatcccctg 240 tgtccccgct cctggcccct ccagaccccc gccttgcctc gcgctgggag gggagatcca 300 gaatgaaagg caagaaaggt attgttgcag catctggcag tgagactgag gatgaggaca 360 gcatggacat tcccttggac ctttcttcat ccgctggctc aggcaagaga aggagaaggg 420 gcaacctacc caaggagtct gtgcagattc ttcgggattg gctgtatgag caccgttaca 480 atgcctatcc ttcagagcaa gaaaaagcgt tgctgtccca gcaaacacac ctgtctacgc 540 tacaggtctg taactggttc atcaacgccc gccgcaggct cctccctgac atgctgagaa 600 aggatggcaa agatccaaat cagttcacaa tttcccgccg tggggccaag atttctgaaa 660 cgagctctgt ggagtccgtg atgggcatca aaaacttcat gccagctcta gaggagaccc 720 catttcattc ctgtacagct gggccaaacc caaccctagg gaggccactg tctcctaagc 780 cgtcatcccc gggatcagtt ttggctcgtc catcagtgat ctgccatacc actgtgactg 840 cattgaaaga tgtccctttc tctctctgcc agtcggtcgg tgtgggacaa aacacagata 900 tacagcagat agcggccaaa aacttcacag acacctctct catgtaccca gaggacactt 960 gtaaatctgg accaagtacg aatacacaga gtggtctttt caacactcct ccccctactc 1020 caccggacct caaccaggac ttcagtggat ttcagcttct agtggatgtt gcactcaaac 1080 gggctgcaga gatggagctt caggcaaaac ttacagctta acccattttc aagcaaaaca 1140 gttctcagaa atgtcatgat tgccggggtg aaggcaagag atgaattgca ttattttata 1200 tattttttat taatatttgc acatgggatt gctaaaacag cttcctgtta ctgagatgtc 1260 ttcaatggaa tacagtcatt ccaagaacta taaacttaaa gctactgtag aaacaaaggg 1320 ttttcttttt taaatgtttc ttggtagatt attcataatg tgagatggtt cccaatatca 1380 tgtgattttt tttttcctcc ccttcccttt ttttgttatt ttttcagact gtgcaatact 1440 tagagaacct atagcatctt ctcattccca tgtggaacag gatgcccaca tactgtctaa 1500 ttaataaatt ttccattttt tttcaaacaa gtatgaa 1537 <210> SEQ ID NO 7 <211> LENGTH: 332 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 7 Ile Pro Pro Lys Glu Arg Ala Pro Gly Ile Arg Ala Ser Cys Leu Ala 1 5 10 15 Ile Thr Ala Gly Ala Arg Pro Thr Ser Tyr Gly Arg Val Gly Cys Glu 20 25 30 Gly Asp Val Arg Leu Ser Pro Val Ser Pro Leu Leu Ala Pro Pro Asp 35 40 45 Pro Arg Leu Ala Ser Arg Trp Glu Gly Arg Ser Arg Met Lys Gly Lys 50 55 60 Lys Gly Ile Val Ala Ala Ser Gly Ser Glu Thr Glu Asp Glu Asp Ser 65 70 75 80 Met Asp Ile Pro Leu Asp Leu Ser Ser Ser Ala Gly Ser Gly Lys Arg 85 90 95 Arg Arg Arg Gly Asn Leu Pro Lys Glu Ser Val Gln Ile Leu Arg Asp 100 105 110 Trp Leu Tyr Glu His Arg Tyr Asn Ala Tyr Pro Ser Glu Gln Glu Lys 115 120 125 Ala Leu Leu Ser Gln Gln Thr His Leu Ser Thr Leu Gln Val Cys Asn 130 135 140 Trp Phe Ile Asn Ala Arg Arg Arg Leu Leu Pro Asp Met Leu Arg Lys 145 150 155 160 Asp Gly Lys Asp Pro Asn Gln Phe Thr Ile Ser Arg Arg Gly Ala Lys 165 170 175 Ile Ser Glu Thr Ser Ser Val Glu Ser Val Met Gly Ile Lys Asn Phe 180 185 190 Met Pro Ala Leu Glu Glu Thr Pro Phe His Ser Cys Thr Ala Gly Pro 195 200 205 Asn Pro Thr Leu Gly Arg Pro Leu Ser Pro Lys Pro Ser Ser Pro Gly 210 215 220 Ser Val Leu Ala Arg Pro Ser Val Ile Cys His Thr Thr Val Thr Ala 225 230 235 240 Leu Lys Asp Val Pro Phe Ser Leu Cys Gln Ser Val Gly Val Gly Gln 245 250 255 Asn Thr Asp Ile Gln Gln Ile Ala Ala Lys Asn Phe Thr Asp Thr Ser 260 265 270 Leu Met Tyr Pro Glu Asp Thr Cys Lys Ser Gly Pro Ser Thr Asn Thr 275 280 285 Gln Ser Gly Leu Phe Asn Thr Pro Pro Pro Thr Pro Pro Asp Leu Asn 290 295 300 Gln Asp Phe Ser Gly Phe Gln Leu Leu Val Asp Val Ala Leu Lys Arg 305 310 315 320 Ala Ala Glu Met Glu Leu Gln Ala Lys Leu Thr Ala 325 330 <210> SEQ ID NO 8 <211> LENGTH: 1053 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 8 gtggtgcgaa tcctggagcg gcaaggccct cgggcagctc ctgggggtgc agacgatctc 60 agtgctgtgc gcaaccacac ttaccagatg ttgacactgc tggcagagga ccgtgcagtt 120 ccctcggccc ccacaggccc tgggcccctg ctggagtttg ctctgcacga ggatctgctg 180 acccgtgtgt tgacatggca gctgcaatgg gatgagcttg gggatggggt cgaggaacgg 240 cgggctgagc aactgaaact atttgaaatg ctagtgagcg aagctcgcca gccactgttg 300 cggcatggtc cagttcgtga ggctctgctc accctgctgg atgcctgtgg ccgccctgtg 360 cccagtagcc cagcactgga tgaaggcttg gtgctacttc tcagccagct gtgtgtttgt 420 gtggcccagg agccttcatt gctcgagttc ttcctgcagc cacctcctga gcctggagcc 480 gctccccgtc ttcttctctt ttctcgcctt gtcccttttg tgcatcgaga gggcaccctg 540 ggccagcagg cccgtgatgc cctacttctt ctcatggctt tgtcagctgg gagccccact 600 gtgggccgct acatcgcgga tcactcttac ttctgcccgg tgctggccac agggctcagt 660 gccctgtact catcactgcc tcgaaagatt gaggttccag gggatgattg gcactgtctg 720 cgacgggaag actggctggg agtgccagcc cttgcactct tcatgagttc cctggagttc 780 tgcaatgcag taattcaggt ggctcacccc ctggtgcaga agcagttggt tgattatatc 840 cataatgggt tcctggtgcc tgtcatgggt cctgccttgc acaagacctc tgtggaggag 900 atgatcgcca gtaccgccta cctggaactt ttcctacgga gtatctcaga gcctgctttg 960 ctccgtacct tcctgcgatt cctgttgttg caccggcatg acacccacac catcctcgac 1020 accctcgttg ctcgtattgg cagtaactcc cgg 1053 <210> SEQ ID NO 9 <211> LENGTH: 351 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 9 Val Val Arg Ile Leu Glu Arg Gln Gly Pro Arg Ala Ala Pro Gly Gly 1 5 10 15 Ala Asp Asp Leu Ser Ala Val Arg Asn His Thr Tyr Gln Met Leu Thr 20 25 30 Leu Leu Ala Glu Asp Arg Ala Val Pro Ser Ala Pro Thr Gly Pro Gly 35 40 45 Pro Leu Leu Glu Phe Ala Leu His Glu Asp Leu Leu Thr Arg Val Leu 50 55 60 Thr Trp Gln Leu Gln Trp Asp Glu Leu Gly Asp Gly Val Glu Glu Arg 65 70 75 80 Arg Ala Glu Gln Leu Lys Leu Phe Glu Met Leu Val Ser Glu Ala Arg 85 90 95 Gln Pro Leu Leu Arg His Gly Pro Val Arg Glu Ala Leu Leu Thr Leu 100 105 110 Leu Asp Ala Cys Gly Arg Pro Val Pro Ser Ser Pro Ala Leu Asp Glu 115 120 125 Gly Leu Val Leu Leu Leu Ser Gln Leu Cys Val Cys Val Ala Gln Glu 130 135 140 Pro Ser Leu Leu Glu Phe Phe Leu Gln Pro Pro Pro Glu Pro Gly Ala 145 150 155 160 Ala Pro Arg Leu Leu Leu Phe Ser Arg Leu Val Pro Phe Val His Arg 165 170 175 Glu Gly Thr Leu Gly Gln Gln Ala Arg Asp Ala Leu Leu Leu Leu Met 180 185 190 Ala Leu Ser Ala Gly Ser Pro Thr Val Gly Arg Tyr Ile Ala Asp His 195 200 205 Ser Tyr Phe Cys Pro Val Leu Ala Thr Gly Leu Ser Ala Leu Tyr Ser 210 215 220 Ser Leu Pro Arg Lys Ile Glu Val Pro Gly Asp Asp Trp His Cys Leu 225 230 235 240 Arg Arg Glu Asp Trp Leu Gly Val Pro Ala Leu Ala Leu Phe Met Ser 245 250 255 Ser Leu Glu Phe Cys Asn Ala Val Ile Gln Val Ala His Pro Leu Val 260 265 270 Gln Lys Gln Leu Val Asp Tyr Ile His Asn Gly Phe Leu Val Pro Val 275 280 285 Met Gly Pro Ala Leu His Lys Thr Ser Val Glu Glu Met Ile Ala Ser 290 295 300 Thr Ala Tyr Leu Glu Leu Phe Leu Arg Ser Ile Ser Glu Pro Ala Leu 305 310 315 320 Leu Arg Thr Phe Leu Arg Phe Leu Leu Leu His Arg His Asp Thr His 325 330 335 Thr Ile Leu Asp Thr Leu Val Ala Arg Ile Gly Ser Asn Ser Arg 340 345 350 <210> SEQ ID NO 10 <211> LENGTH: 1425 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 10 gggaaagaaa atgaggcccc aggacacctg ggttcacacc caggtcccca gcgatgtctc 60 caccaccgct gctgcaaccc ctgctgctgc tgctgcctct gctgaatgtg gagccttccg 120 gggccacact gatccgcatc cctcttcatc gagtccaacc tggacgcagg atcctgaacc 180 tactgagggg atggagagaa ccagcagagc tccccaagtt gggggcccca tcccctgggg 240 acaagcccat cttcgtacct ctctcgaact acagggatgt gcagtatttt ggggaaattg 300 ggctgggaac gcctccacaa aacttcactg ttgcctttga cactggctcc tccaatctct 360 gggtcccgtc caggagatgc cacttcttca gtgtgccctg ctggttacac caccgatttg 420 atcccaaagc ctctagctcc ttccaggcca atgggaccaa gtttgccatt caatatggaa 480 ctgggcgggt agatggaatc ctgagcgagg acaagctgac tattggtgga atcaagggtg 540 catcagtgat tttcggggag gctctctggg agcccagcct ggtcttcgct tttgcccatt 600 ttgatgggat attgggcctc ggttttccca ttctgtctgt ggaaggagtt cggcccccga 660 tggatgtact ggtggagcag gggctattgg ataagcctgt cttctccttt tacctcaaca 720 gggaccctga agagcctgat ggaggagagc tggtcctggg gggctcggac ccggcacact 780 acatcccacc cctcaccttc gtgccagtca cggtccccgc ctactggcag atccacatgg 840 agcgtgtgaa ggtgggccca gggctgactc tctgtgccaa gggctgtgct gccatcctgg 900 atacgggcac gtccctcatc acaggaccca ctgaggagat ccgggccctg catgcagcca 960 ttgggggaat ccccttgctg gctggggagt acatcatcct gtgctcggaa atcccaaagc 1020 tccccgcagt ctccttcctt cttggggggg tctggtttaa cctcacggcc catgattacg 1080 tcatccagac tactcgaaat ggcgtccgcc tctgcttgtc cggtttccag gccctggatg 1140 tccctccgcc tgcagggccc ttctggatcc tcggtgacgt cttcttgggg acgtatgtgg 1200 ccgtcttcga ccgcggggac atgaagagca gcgcccgggt gggcctggcg cgcgctcgca 1260 ctcgcggagc ggacctcgga tggggagaga ctgcgcaggc gcagttcccc gggtgacgcc 1320 caagtgaagc gcatgcgcag cgggtggtcg cggaggtcct gctacccagt aaaaatccac 1380 tatttccatt gagcgaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa atcaa 1425 <210> SEQ ID NO 11 <211> LENGTH: 433 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 11 Gly Pro Arg Thr Pro Gly Phe Thr Pro Arg Ser Pro Ala Met Ser Pro 1 5 10 15 Pro Pro Leu Leu Gln Pro Leu Leu Leu Leu Leu Pro Leu Leu Asn Val 20 25 30 Glu Pro Ser Gly Ala Thr Leu Ile Arg Ile Pro Leu His Arg Val Gln 35 40 45 Pro Gly Arg Arg Ile Leu Asn Leu Leu Arg Gly Trp Arg Glu Pro Ala 50 55 60 Glu Leu Pro Lys Leu Gly Ala Pro Ser Pro Gly Asp Lys Pro Ile Phe 65 70 75 80 Val Pro Leu Ser Asn Tyr Arg Asp Val Gln Tyr Phe Gly Glu Ile Gly 85 90 95 Leu Gly Thr Pro Pro Gln Asn Phe Thr Val Ala Phe Asp Thr Gly Ser 100 105 110 Ser Asn Leu Trp Val Pro Ser Arg Arg Cys His Phe Phe Ser Val Pro 115 120 125 Cys Trp Leu His His Arg Phe Asp Pro Lys Ala Ser Ser Ser Phe Gln 130 135 140 Ala Asn Gly Thr Lys Phe Ala Ile Gln Tyr Gly Thr Gly Arg Val Asp 145 150 155 160 Gly Ile Leu Ser Glu Asp Lys Leu Thr Ile Gly Gly Ile Lys Gly Ala 165 170 175 Ser Val Ile Phe Gly Glu Ala Leu Trp Glu Pro Ser Leu Val Phe Ala 180 185 190 Phe Ala His Phe Asp Gly Ile Leu Gly Leu Gly Phe Pro Ile Leu Ser 195 200 205 Val Glu Gly Val Arg Pro Pro Met Asp Val Leu Val Glu Gln Gly Leu 210 215 220 Leu Asp Lys Pro Val Phe Ser Phe Tyr Leu Asn Arg Asp Pro Glu Glu 225 230 235 240 Pro Asp Gly Gly Glu Leu Val Leu Gly Gly Ser Asp Pro Ala His Tyr 245 250 255 Ile Pro Pro Leu Thr Phe Val Pro Val Thr Val Pro Ala Tyr Trp Gln 260 265 270 Ile His Met Glu Arg Val Lys Val Gly Pro Gly Leu Thr Leu Cys Ala 275 280 285 Lys Gly Cys Ala Ala Ile Leu Asp Thr Gly Thr Ser Leu Ile Thr Gly 290 295 300 Pro Thr Glu Glu Ile Arg Ala Leu His Ala Ala Ile Gly Gly Ile Pro 305 310 315 320 Leu Leu Ala Gly Glu Tyr Ile Ile Leu Cys Ser Glu Ile Pro Lys Leu 325 330 335 Pro Ala Val Ser Phe Leu Leu Gly Gly Val Trp Phe Asn Leu Thr Ala 340 345 350 His Asp Tyr Val Ile Gln Thr Thr Arg Asn Gly Val Arg Leu Cys Leu 355 360 365 Ser Gly Phe Gln Ala Leu Asp Val Pro Pro Pro Ala Gly Pro Phe Trp 370 375 380 Ile Leu Gly Asp Val Phe Leu Gly Thr Tyr Val Ala Val Phe Asp Arg 385 390 395 400 Gly Asp Met Lys Ser Ser Ala Arg Val Gly Leu Ala Arg Ala Arg Thr 405 410 415 Arg Gly Ala Asp Leu Gly Trp Gly Glu Thr Ala Gln Ala Gln Phe Pro 420 425 430 Gly <210> SEQ ID NO 12 <211> LENGTH: 1242 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 12 cggtgtgtgc ggaacatggc ggagcgcggc aggaagcggc cgtgcggccc gggtgaacac 60 ggccaaagga ttgagtggcg aaaatggaag caacagaaga aagaggagaa aaaaaaatgg 120 aaggatctca agctgatgaa aaaactggag cggcagcggg cacaggagga acaggcaaag 180 cgcctggaag aggaggaggc agcggcagag aaggaggacc gcgggcggcc ctacacactg 240 agcgtagccc tgccgggctc catcctggac aatgctcagt cgccggagct tcgcacctac 300 ttggccggtc agattgccag agcctgtgcc atcttctgtg tggatgagat cgtggtgttt 360 gatgaggagg gccaggatgc caagactgtg gagggggaat tcacaggagt tgggaagaag 420 gggcaggcgt gcgtacagct ggcccggatc ctgcagtacc tggagtgtcc acagtacctg 480 aggaaggcgt tcttccccaa gcaccaggat ctacagtttg cagggctcct gaaccccctg 540 gacagccccc accacatgcg tcaggatgag gaatccgagt tccgagaggg catcgtggtg 600 gatcggccca cccggccagg ccacggctcc tttgtcaact gtggcatgaa aaaggaggtg 660 aagattgaca agaacctgga gcccgggctt cgggtgactg tgcgactgaa ccagcagcag 720 cacccagact gcaagaccta ccatggcaaa gtggtatcat cgcaggaccc tcgcaccaaa 780 gctggtctct actggggcta caccgtccga ctggcttcct gcctcagtgc tgtgtttgct 840 gaggccccct tccaagatgg gtatgacctg accatcggga cgtcagagcg cggctcagat 900 gtggcctctg cccagcttcc caacttcagg catgctcttg tggtgttcgg gggcctccag 960 ggtctggaag ctggagcgga tgctgacccc aacctggagg tggctgaacc cagtgtcctc 1020 tttgacctgt acgtcaatac ctgtcctggc cagggtagcc gtaccatccg cacggaggaa 1080 gccatcctca tctccctggc cgccctgcag cctggcctca cccaggcggg tgcccggcac 1140 acctgaaagt tctaaggggc cgaggacatc agtgaagcag cagtgaaacc aggggctctg 1200 caggtcactt gggacggacg ccaccagact tgtctccaaa aa 1242 <210> SEQ ID NO 13 <211> LENGTH: 381 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 13 Arg Cys Val Arg Asn Met Ala Glu Arg Gly Arg Lys Arg Pro Cys Gly 1 5 10 15 Pro Gly Glu His Gly Gln Arg Ile Glu Trp Arg Lys Trp Lys Gln Gln 20 25 30 Lys Lys Glu Glu Lys Lys Lys Trp Lys Asp Leu Lys Leu Met Lys Lys 35 40 45 Leu Glu Arg Gln Arg Ala Gln Glu Glu Gln Ala Lys Arg Leu Glu Glu 50 55 60 Glu Glu Ala Ala Ala Glu Lys Glu Asp Arg Gly Arg Pro Tyr Thr Leu 65 70 75 80 Ser Val Ala Leu Pro Gly Ser Ile Leu Asp Asn Ala Gln Ser Pro Glu 85 90 95 Leu Arg Thr Tyr Leu Ala Gly Gln Ile Ala Arg Ala Cys Ala Ile Phe 100 105 110 Cys Val Asp Glu Ile Val Val Phe Asp Glu Glu Gly Gln Asp Ala Lys 115 120 125 Thr Val Glu Gly Glu Phe Thr Gly Val Gly Lys Lys Gly Gln Ala Cys 130 135 140 Val Gln Leu Ala Arg Ile Leu Gln Tyr Leu Glu Cys Pro Gln Tyr Leu 145 150 155 160 Arg Lys Ala Phe Phe Pro Lys His Gln Asp Leu Gln Phe Ala Gly Leu 165 170 175 Leu Asn Pro Leu Asp Ser Pro His His Met Arg Gln Asp Glu Glu Ser 180 185 190 Glu Phe Arg Glu Gly Ile Val Val Asp Arg Pro Thr Arg Pro Gly His 195 200 205 Gly Ser Phe Val Asn Cys Gly Met Lys Lys Glu Val Lys Ile Asp Lys 210 215 220 Asn Leu Glu Pro Gly Leu Arg Val Thr Val Arg Leu Asn Gln Gln Gln 225 230 235 240 His Pro Asp Cys Lys Thr Tyr His Gly Lys Val Val Ser Ser Gln Asp 245 250 255 Pro Arg Thr Lys Ala Gly Leu Tyr Trp Gly Tyr Thr Val Arg Leu Ala 260 265 270 Ser Cys Leu Ser Ala Val Phe Ala Glu Ala Pro Phe Gln Asp Gly Tyr 275 280 285 Asp Leu Thr Ile Gly Thr Ser Glu Arg Gly Ser Asp Val Ala Ser Ala 290 295 300 Gln Leu Pro Asn Phe Arg His Ala Leu Val Val Phe Gly Gly Leu Gln 305 310 315 320 Gly Leu Glu Ala Gly Ala Asp Ala Asp Pro Asn Leu Glu Val Ala Glu 325 330 335 Pro Ser Val Leu Phe Asp Leu Tyr Val Asn Thr Cys Pro Gly Gln Gly 340 345 350 Ser Arg Thr Ile Arg Thr Glu Glu Ala Ile Leu Ile Ser Leu Ala Ala 355 360 365 Leu Gln Pro Gly Leu Thr Gln Ala Gly Ala Arg His Thr 370 375 380 <210> SEQ ID NO 14 <211> LENGTH: 1779 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 14 cccggccacg gcttccgctg cgggccaccc caggattact cgcgtctggc tccaggcgcc 60 gagaaggcgc gctgggcgcc cgtggccgcc gcgccagctc ctcctcctcc cgctgctcct 120 gctcccgggg cgagcgcgca gccccgagcc cgccccgcgc ctcccggagc cctccccccc 180 gctgctccca tgcgcgcggg ctcgtccccg gccggcagca ccaagccttt tgtgcacgcc 240 gtgcccccct ctgaccccct gcgccaggcc aaccgcctgc caatcaaggt gctgaagatg 300 ctgacggcac gaactggcca cattttgcac cccgagtacc tgcagcccct gccttccacg 360 ccggtcagcc ccatcgagct cgatgccaag aagagcccgc tggcgctgtt ggcgcaaaca 420 tgttcgcaga tcgggaagcc cgacccctcg ccctcctcca aactctcctc gaagtcggga 480 ttccgggtac cgagcgccac ctgccagcca ttcacgccca ggacaggcag cccgagctcc 540 agcgcctcgg cctgctcgcc gggaggtatg ctgtcctcgg ccgggggtgc cccggagggc 600 aaggacgaca agaaagacac cgacgtgggc ggcggtggca agggcaccgg gggcgcctcg 660 gccgaagggg gacccacggg gctggcacac ggccggatta gctgcggcgg cgggattaat 720 gtggatgtga accagcatcc ggatgggggc ccgggaggca aggctctggg ctcggactgc 780 ggcggttcat cgggctccag ctccggctcc ggccccagcg cgcccacctc ctcctcagtg 840 ttgggctctg ggctggtggc tcccgtgtca ccctacaagc cgggccagac agtgttccct 900 ctgcctcccg cgggtatgac ctacccaggc agcctggccg gggcctacgc cggctacccg 960 ccccagttcc tgccacacgg cgtggcactt gaccccacca agccgggcag cctggtgggg 1020 gcgcagctgg cggcggccgc ggccgggtct ctgggctgca gtaagccggc cggctccagc 1080 cctttggccg gagcgtctcc gccgtccgtg atgacagcca gtttgtgccg ggacccttac 1140 tgcctcagct accactgcgc tagccacctg gcaggggcgg cggccgccag cgcttcttgc 1200 gcacatgatc cggctgctgc ggctgcggcg ctgaagtccg gatacccgct ggtgtacccc 1260 acgcacccgc tgcacggtgt gcactcctcg ctaacggccg ccgcggctgc tggcgccaca 1320 ccgccctccc tggccggcca ccccctctac ccctacggct ttatgctccc taacgaccca 1380 ctcccccaca tctgcaactg ggtgtcggcc aacgggccgt gcgacaagcg cttcgccacg 1440 tccgaagagc tgctgagcca cttgcggacc catacggcat ttcccgggac agacaaactg 1500 ctgtcgggct accccagctc gtcgtctatg gccagcgctg ccgcggccgc catggcttgc 1560 cacatgcaca tccccacctc gggcgcaccg ggcagccctg gggacgctgg cgctgcgcag 1620 cccccaccac gcgctgggac tcagcagccg ctaccacccc tactccaaga gcccgcttcc 1680 cacgcctggc gcccccgtgc cggtgcccgc cgccaccgga ccgtactact ccccctacgc 1740 cctctacgga cagagactga ccaccgcctc ggcgctggg 1779 <210> SEQ ID NO 15 <211> LENGTH: 593 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 15 Pro Gly His Gly Phe Arg Cys Gly Pro Pro Gln Asp Tyr Ser Arg Leu 1 5 10 15 Ala Pro Gly Ala Glu Lys Ala Arg Trp Ala Pro Val Ala Ala Ala Pro 20 25 30 Ala Pro Pro Pro Pro Ala Ala Pro Ala Pro Gly Ala Ser Ala Gln Pro 35 40 45 Arg Ala Arg Pro Ala Pro Pro Gly Ala Leu Pro Pro Ala Ala Pro Met 50 55 60 Arg Ala Gly Ser Ser Pro Ala Gly Ser Thr Lys Pro Phe Val His Ala 65 70 75 80 Val Pro Pro Ser Asp Pro Leu Arg Gln Ala Asn Arg Leu Pro Ile Lys 85 90 95 Val Leu Lys Met Leu Thr Ala Arg Thr Gly His Ile Leu His Pro Glu 100 105 110 Tyr Leu Gln Pro Leu Pro Ser Thr Pro Val Ser Pro Ile Glu Leu Asp 115 120 125 Ala Lys Lys Ser Pro Leu Ala Leu Leu Ala Gln Thr Cys Ser Gln Ile 130 135 140 Gly Lys Pro Asp Pro Ser Pro Ser Ser Lys Leu Ser Ser Lys Ser Gly 145 150 155 160 Phe Arg Val Pro Ser Ala Thr Cys Gln Pro Phe Thr Pro Arg Thr Gly 165 170 175 Ser Pro Ser Ser Ser Ala Ser Ala Cys Ser Pro Gly Gly Met Leu Ser 180 185 190 Ser Ala Gly Gly Ala Pro Glu Gly Lys Asp Asp Lys Lys Asp Thr Asp 195 200 205 Val Gly Gly Gly Gly Lys Gly Thr Gly Gly Ala Ser Ala Glu Gly Gly 210 215 220 Pro Thr Gly Leu Ala His Gly Arg Ile Ser Cys Gly Gly Gly Ile Asn 225 230 235 240 Val Asp Val Asn Gln His Pro Asp Gly Gly Pro Gly Gly Lys Ala Leu 245 250 255 Gly Ser Asp Cys Gly Gly Ser Ser Gly Ser Ser Ser Gly Ser Gly Pro 260 265 270 Ser Ala Pro Thr Ser Ser Ser Val Leu Gly Ser Gly Leu Val Ala Pro 275 280 285 Val Ser Pro Tyr Lys Pro Gly Gln Thr Val Phe Pro Leu Pro Pro Ala 290 295 300 Gly Met Thr Tyr Pro Gly Ser Leu Ala Gly Ala Tyr Ala Gly Tyr Pro 305 310 315 320 Pro Gln Phe Leu Pro His Gly Val Ala Leu Asp Pro Thr Lys Pro Gly 325 330 335 Ser Leu Val Gly Ala Gln Leu Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Gly Ser Leu Gly 340 345 350 Cys Ser Lys Pro Ala Gly Ser Ser Pro Leu Ala Gly Ala Ser Pro Pro 355 360 365 Ser Val Met Thr Ala Ser Leu Cys Arg Asp Pro Tyr Cys Leu Ser Tyr 370 375 380 His Cys Ala Ser His Leu Ala Gly Ala Ala Ala Ala Ser Ala Ser Cys 385 390 395 400 Ala His Asp Pro Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Leu Lys Ser Gly Tyr Pro 405 410 415 Leu Val Tyr Pro Thr His Pro Leu His Gly Val His Ser Ser Leu Thr 420 425 430 Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Gly Ala Thr Pro Pro Ser Leu Ala Gly His Pro 435 440 445 Leu Tyr Pro Tyr Gly Phe Met Leu Pro Asn Asp Pro Leu Pro His Ile 450 455 460 Cys Asn Trp Val Ser Ala Asn Gly Pro Cys Asp Lys Arg Phe Ala Thr 465 470 475 480 Ser Glu Glu Leu Leu Ser His Leu Arg Thr His Thr Ala Phe Pro Gly 485 490 495 Thr Asp Lys Leu Leu Ser Gly Tyr Pro Ser Ser Ser Ser Met Ala Ser 500 505 510 Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Met Ala Cys His Met His Ile Pro Thr Ser Gly 515 520 525 Ala Pro Gly Ser Pro Gly Asp Ala Gly Ala Ala Gln Pro Pro Pro Arg 530 535 540 Ala Gly Thr Gln Gln Pro Leu Pro Pro Leu Leu Gln Glu Pro Ala Ser 545 550 555 560 His Ala Trp Arg Pro Arg Ala Gly Ala Arg Arg His Arg Thr Val Leu 565 570 575 Leu Pro Leu Arg Pro Leu Arg Thr Glu Thr Asp His Arg Leu Gly Ala 580 585 590 Gly <210> SEQ ID NO 16 <211> LENGTH: 1938 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 16 gtttcctcgc cagagccccg gctggacacg cagcggctcg catcgcagag cgcagcgccg 60 gcgcggggcc gcgagaacgc agcgcagggg agcagcccga ggcggacacc gcgagccgcc 120 cggcactccc gcagtccagc cggctcctct agcccggcca cggctccgct gcgggccacc 180 caggattact cgcgtctggc tccaggcgcc gagaaggcgc gctgggcgcc cgtggccgcc 240 gcgccagctc ctcctcctcc cgctgctcct gctcccgggg cgagcgcgca gccccgagcc 300 cgccccgcgc ctcccggagc cctccccccc gctgctccca tgcgcgcggg ctcgtccccg 360 gccggcagca ccaagccttt tgtgcacgcc gtgcccccct ctgaccccct gcgccaggcc 420 aaccgcctgc caatcaaggt gctgaagatg ctgacggcac gaactggcca cattttgcac 480 cccgagtacc tgcagcccct gccttccacg ccggtcagcc ccatcgagct cgatgccaag 540 aagagcccgc tggcgctgtt ggcgcaaaca tgttcgcaga tcgggaagcc cgacccctcg 600 ccctcctcca aactctcctc gaagtcggga ttccgggtac cgagcgccac ctgccagcca 660 ttcacgccca ggacaggcag cccgagctcc agcgcctcgg cctgctcgcc gggaggtatg 720 ctgtcctcgg ccgggggtgc cccggagggc aaggacgaca agaaagacac cgacgtgggc 780 ggcggtggca agggcaccgg gggcgcctcg gccgaagggg gacccacggg gctggcacac 840 ggccggatta gctgcggcgg cgggattaat gtggatgtga accagcatcc ggatgggggc 900 ccgggaggca aggctctggg ctcggactgc ggcggttcat cgggctccag ctccggctcc 960 ggccccagcg cgcccacctc ctcctcagtg ttgggctctg ggctggtggc tcccgtgtca 1020 ccctacaagc cgggccagac agtgttccct ctgcctcccg cgggtatgac ctacccaggc 1080 agcctggccg gggcctacgc cggctacccg ccccagttcc tgccacacgg cgtggcactt 1140 gaccccacca agccgggcag cctggtgggg gcgcagctgg cggcggccgc ggccgggtct 1200 ctgggctgca gtaagccggc cggctccagc cctttggccg gagcgtctcc gccgtccgtg 1260 atgacagcca gtttgtgccg ggacccttac tgcctcagct accactgcgc tagccacctg 1320 gcaggggcgg cggccgccag cgcttcttgc gcacatgatc cggctgctgc ggctgcggcg 1380 ctgaagtccg gatacccgct ggtgtacccc acgcacccgc tgcacggtgt gcactcctcg 1440 ctaacggccg ccgcggctgc tggcgccaca ccgccctccc tggccggcca ccccctctac 1500 ccctacggct ttatgctccc taacgaccca ctcccccaca tctgcaactg ggtgtcggcc 1560 aacgggccgt gcgacaagcg cttcgccacg tccgaagagc tgctgagcca cttgcggacc 1620 catacggcat ttcccgggac agacaaactg ctgtcgggct accccagctc gtcgtctatg 1680 gccagcgctg ccgcggccgc catggcttgc cacatgcaca tccccacctc gggcgcaccg 1740 ggcagccctg ggacgctggc gctgcgcagc ccccaccacg cgctgggact cagcagccgc 1800 taccacccct actccaagag cccgcttccc acgcctggcg cccccgtgcc ggtgcccgcc 1860 gccaccggac cgtactactc cccctacgcc ctctacggac agagactgac caccgcctcg 1920 gcgctggggt atcagtga 1938 <210> SEQ ID NO 17 <211> LENGTH: 645 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 17 Val Ser Ser Pro Glu Pro Arg Leu Asp Thr Gln Arg Leu Ala Ser Gln 1 5 10 15 Ser Ala Ala Pro Ala Arg Gly Arg Glu Asn Ala Ala Gln Gly Ser Ser 20 25 30 Pro Arg Arg Thr Pro Arg Ala Ala Arg His Ser Arg Ser Pro Ala Gly 35 40 45 Ser Ser Ser Pro Ala Thr Ala Pro Leu Arg Ala Thr Gln Asp Tyr Ser 50 55 60 Arg Leu Ala Pro Gly Ala Glu Lys Ala Arg Trp Ala Pro Val Ala Ala 65 70 75 80 Ala Pro Ala Pro Pro Pro Pro Ala Ala Pro Ala Pro Gly Ala Ser Ala 85 90 95 Gln Pro Arg Ala Arg Pro Ala Pro Pro Gly Ala Leu Pro Pro Ala Ala 100 105 110 Pro Met Arg Ala Gly Ser Ser Pro Ala Gly Ser Thr Lys Pro Phe Val 115 120 125 His Ala Val Pro Pro Ser Asp Pro Leu Arg Gln Ala Asn Arg Leu Pro 130 135 140 Ile Lys Val Leu Lys Met Leu Thr Ala Arg Thr Gly His Ile Leu His 145 150 155 160 Pro Glu Tyr Leu Gln Pro Leu Pro Ser Thr Pro Val Ser Pro Ile Glu 165 170 175 Leu Asp Ala Lys Lys Ser Pro Leu Ala Leu Leu Ala Gln Thr Cys Ser 180 185 190 Gln Ile Gly Lys Pro Asp Pro Ser Pro Ser Ser Lys Leu Ser Ser Lys 195 200 205 Ser Gly Phe Arg Val Pro Ser Ala Thr Cys Gln Pro Phe Thr Pro Arg 210 215 220 Thr Gly Ser Pro Ser Ser Ser Ala Ser Ala Cys Ser Pro Gly Gly Met 225 230 235 240 Leu Ser Ser Ala Gly Gly Ala Pro Glu Gly Lys Asp Asp Lys Lys Asp 245 250 255 Thr Asp Val Gly Gly Gly Gly Lys Gly Thr Gly Gly Ala Ser Ala Glu 260 265 270 Gly Gly Pro Thr Gly Leu Ala His Gly Arg Ile Ser Cys Gly Gly Gly 275 280 285 Ile Asn Val Asp Val Asn Gln His Pro Asp Gly Gly Pro Gly Gly Lys 290 295 300 Ala Leu Gly Ser Asp Cys Gly Gly Ser Ser Gly Ser Ser Ser Gly Ser 305 310 315 320 Gly Pro Ser Ala Pro Thr Ser Ser Ser Val Leu Gly Ser Gly Leu Val 325 330 335 Ala Pro Val Ser Pro Tyr Lys Pro Gly Gln Thr Val Phe Pro Leu Pro 340 345 350 Pro Ala Gly Met Thr Tyr Pro Gly Ser Leu Ala Gly Ala Tyr Ala Gly 355 360 365 Tyr Pro Pro Gln Phe Leu Pro His Gly Val Ala Leu Asp Pro Thr Lys 370 375 380 Pro Gly Ser Leu Val Gly Ala Gln Leu Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Gly Ser 385 390 395 400 Leu Gly Cys Ser Lys Pro Ala Gly Ser Ser Pro Leu Ala Gly Ala Ser 405 410 415 Pro Pro Ser Val Met Thr Ala Ser Leu Cys Arg Asp Pro Tyr Cys Leu 420 425 430 Ser Tyr His Cys Ala Ser His Leu Ala Gly Ala Ala Ala Ala Ser Ala 435 440 445 Ser Cys Ala His Asp Pro Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Leu Lys Ser Gly 450 455 460 Tyr Pro Leu Val Tyr Pro Thr His Pro Leu His Gly Val His Ser Ser 465 470 475 480 Leu Thr Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Gly Ala Thr Pro Pro Ser Leu Ala Gly 485 490 495 His Pro Leu Tyr Pro Tyr Gly Phe Met Leu Pro Asn Asp Pro Leu Pro 500 505 510 His Ile Cys Asn Trp Val Ser Ala Asn Gly Pro Cys Asp Lys Arg Phe 515 520 525 Ala Thr Ser Glu Glu Leu Leu Ser His Leu Arg Thr His Thr Ala Phe 530 535 540 Pro Gly Thr Asp Lys Leu Leu Ser Gly Tyr Pro Ser Ser Ser Ser Met 545 550 555 560 Ala Ser Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Met Ala Cys His Met His Ile Pro Thr 565 570 575 Ser Gly Ala Pro Gly Ser Pro Gly Thr Leu Ala Leu Arg Ser Pro His 580 585 590 His Ala Leu Gly Leu Ser Ser Arg Tyr His Pro Tyr Ser Lys Ser Pro 595 600 605 Leu Pro Thr Pro Gly Ala Pro Val Pro Val Pro Ala Ala Thr Gly Pro 610 615 620 Tyr Tyr Ser Pro Tyr Ala Leu Tyr Gly Gln Arg Leu Thr Thr Ala Ser 625 630 635 640 Ala Leu Gly Tyr Gln 645 <210> SEQ ID NO 18 <211> LENGTH: 4022 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: misc_feature <222> LOCATION: (1)...(4022) <223> OTHER INFORMATION: n = A,T,C or G <400> SEQUENCE: 18 gccgagcacc gcgcaccgcg tcatgggggc cgcctcgggc cgccgggggc cggggctgct 60 gctgccgctg ccgctgctgt tgctgctgcc gccgcagccc gccctggcgt tggaccccgg 120 gctgcagccc ggcaactttt ctgctgacga ggccggggcg cagctcttcg cgcagagcta 180 caactccagc gccgaacagg tgctgttcca gagcgtggcc gccagctggg cgcacgacac 240 caacatcacc gcggagaatg ncnaaggcgc caggaggaag cagccctgct cagccaggag 300 tttgcggagg cctggggcca gaaggccaag gagctgtatg aaccgatctg gcagaacttc 360 acggacccgc agctgcgcag gatcatcgga gctgtgcgca ccctgggctc tgccaacctg 420 cccctggcta agcggcagca gtacaacgcc ctgctaagca acatgagcag gatctactcc 480 accgccaagg tctgcctccc caacaagact gccacctgct ggtccctgga cccagatctc 540 accaacatcc tggcttcctc gcgaagctac gccatgctcc tgtttgcctg ggagggctgg 600 cacaacgctg cgggcatccc gctgaaaccg ctgtacgagg atttcactgc cctcagcaat 660 gaagcctaca agcaggacgg cttcacagac acgggggcct actggcgctc ctggtacaac 720 tcccccacct tcgaggacga tctggaacac ctctaccaac agctagagcc cctctacctg 780 aacctccatg ccttcgtccg ccgcgcactg catcgccgat acggagacag atacatcaac 840 ctcaggggac ccatccctgc tcatctgctg ggagacatgt gggcccagag ctgggaaaac 900 atctacgaca tggtggtgcc tttcccagac aagcccaacc tcgatgtcac cagtactatg 960 ctgcagcagg gctggaacgc cacgcacatg ttccgggtgg cagaggagtt cttcacctcc 1020 ctggagctct cccccatgcc tcccgagttc tgggaagggt cgatgctgga gaagccggcc 1080 gacgggcggg aagtggtgtg ccacgcctcg gcttgggact tctacaacag gaaagacttc 1140 aggatcaagc agtgcacacg ggtcacgatg gaccagctct ccacagtgca ccatgagatg 1200 ggccatatac agtactacct gcagtacaag gatctgcccg tctccctgcg tcggggggcc 1260 aaccccggct tccatgaggc cattggggac gtgctggcgc tctcggtctc cactcctgaa 1320 catctgcaca aaatcggcct gctggaccgt gtcaccaatg acacggaaag tgacatcaat 1380 tacttgctaa aaatggcact ggaaaaaatt gccttcctgc cctttggcta cttggtggac 1440 cagtggcgct ggggggtctt tagtgggcgt accccccctt cccgctacaa cttcgactgg 1500 tggtatcttc gaaccaagta tcaggggatc tgtcctcctg ttacccgaaa cgaaacccac 1560 tttgatgctg gagctaagtt tcatgttcca aatgtgacac catacatcag gtactttgtg 1620 agttttgtcc tgcagttcca gttccatgaa gccctgtgca aggaggcagg ctatgagggc 1680 ccactgcacc agtgtgacat ctaccggtcc accaaggcag gggccaagct ccggaaggtg 1740 ctgcaggctg gctcctccag gccctggcag gaggtgctga aggacatggt cggcttagat 1800 gccctggatg cccagccgct gctcaagtac ttccagccag tcacccagtg gctgcaggag 1860 cagaaccagc agaacggcga ggtcctgggc tggcccgagt accagtggca cccgccgttg 1920 cctgacaact acccggaggg catagacctg gtgactgatg aggctgaggc cagcaagttt 1980 gtggaggaat atgaccggac atcccaggtg gtgtggaacg agtatgccga ggccaactgg 2040 aactacaaca ccaacatcac cacagagacc agcaagattc tgctgcagaa gaacatgcaa 2100 atagccaacc acaccctgaa gtacggcacc caggccagga agtttgatgt gaaccagttg 2160 cagaacacca ctatcaagcg gatcataaag aaggttcagg acctagaacg ggcagcactg 2220 cctgcccagg agctggagga gtacaacaag atcctgttgg atatggaaac cacctacagc 2280 gtggccactg tgtgccaccc gaatggcagc tgcctgcagc tcgagccaga tctgacgaat 2340 gtgatggcca cgtcccggaa atatgaagac ctgttatggg catgggaggg ctggcgagac 2400 aaggcgggga gagccatcct ccagttttac ccgaaatacg tggaactcat caaccaggct 2460 gcccggctca atggctatgt agatgcaggg gactcgtgga ggtctatgta cgagacacca 2520 tccctggagc aagacctgga gcggctcttc caggagctgc agccactcta cctcaacctg 2580 catgcctacg tgcgccgggc cctgcaccgt cactacgggg cccagcacat caacctggag 2640 gggcccattc ctgctcacct gctggggaac atgtgggcgc agacctggtc caacatctat 2700 gacttggtgg tgcccttccc ttcagccccc tcgatggaca ccacagaggc tatgctaaag 2760 cagggctgga cgcccaggag gatgtttaag gaggctgatg atttcttcac ctccctgggg 2820 ctgctgcccg tgcctcctga gttctggaac aagtcgatgc tggagaagcc aaccgacggg 2880 cgggaggtgg tctgccacgc ctcggcctgg gacttctaca acggcaagga cttccggatc 2940 aagcagtgca ccaccgtgaa cttggaggac ctggtggtgg cccaccacga aatgggccac 3000 atccagtatt tcatgcagta caaagactta cctgtggcct tgagggaggg tgccaacccc 3060 ggcttccatg aggccattgg ggacgtgcta gccctctcag tgtctacgcc caagcacctg 3120 cacagtctca acctgctgag cagtgagggt ggcagcgacg agcatgacat caactttctg 3180 atgaagatgg cccttgacaa gatcgccttt atccccttca gctacctcgt cgatcagtgg 3240 cgctggaggg tatttgatgg aagcatcacc aaggagaact ataaccagga gtggtggagc 3300 ctcaggctga agtaccaggg cctctgcccc ccagtgccca ggactcaagg tgactttgac 3360 ccaggggcca agttccacat tccttctagc gtgccttaca tcaggtactt tgtcagcttc 3420 atcatccagt tccagttcca cgaggcactg tgccaggcag ctggccacac gggccccctg 3480 cacaagtgtg acatctacca gtccaaggag gccgggcagc gcctggcgac cgccatgaag 3540 ctgggcttca gtaggccgtg gccggaagcc atgcagctga tcacgggcca gcccaacatg 3600 agcgcctcgg ccatgttgag ctacttcaag ccgctgctgg actggctccg cacggagaac 3660 gagctgcatg gggagaagct gggctggccg cagtacaact ggacgccgaa ctccgctcgc 3720 tcagaagggc ccctcccaga cagcggccgc gtcagcttcc tgggcctgga cctggatgcg 3780 cagcaggccc gcgtgggcca gtggctgctg ctcttcctgg gcatcgccct gctggtagcc 3840 accctgggcc tcagccagcg gctcttcagc atccgccacc gcagcctcca ccggcactcc 3900 cacgggcccc agttcggctc cgaggtggag ctgagacact cctgaggtga cccggctggg 3960 tcggccctgc ccaagggcct cccaccagag actgggatgg gaacactggt gggcagctga 4020 gg 4022 <210> SEQ ID NO 19 <211> LENGTH: 1265 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: VARIANT <222> LOCATION: (1)...(1265) <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Xaa = Any Amino Acid <400> SEQUENCE: 19 Arg Gly Arg Gly Ala Ala Leu Arg Ala Glu Leu Gln Leu Gln Arg Arg 1 5 10 15 Thr Gly Ala Val Pro Glu Arg Gly Arg Gln Leu Gly Ala Arg His Gln 20 25 30 His His Arg Gly Glu Xaa Xaa Arg Arg Gln Glu Glu Ala Ala Leu Leu 35 40 45 Ser Gln Glu Phe Ala Glu Ala Trp Gly Gln Lys Ala Lys Glu Leu Tyr 50 55 60 Glu Pro Ile Trp Gln Asn Phe Thr Asp Pro Gln Leu Arg Arg Ile Ile 65 70 75 80 Gly Ala Val Arg Thr Leu Gly Ser Ala Asn Leu Pro Leu Ala Lys Arg 85 90 95 Gln Gln Tyr Asn Ala Leu Leu Ser Asn Met Ser Arg Ile Tyr Ser Thr 100 105 110 Ala Lys Val Cys Leu Pro Asn Lys Thr Ala Thr Cys Trp Ser Leu Asp 115 120 125 Pro Asp Leu Thr Asn Ile Leu Ala Ser Ser Arg Ser Tyr Ala Met Leu 130 135 140 Leu Phe Ala Trp Glu Gly Trp His Asn Ala Ala Gly Ile Pro Leu Lys 145 150 155 160 Pro Leu Tyr Glu Asp Phe Thr Ala Leu Ser Asn Glu Ala Tyr Lys Gln 165 170 175 Asp Gly Phe Thr Asp Thr Gly Ala Tyr Trp Arg Ser Trp Tyr Asn Ser 180 185 190 Pro Thr Phe Glu Asp Asp Leu Glu His Leu Tyr Gln Gln Leu Glu Pro 195 200 205 Leu Tyr Leu Asn Leu His Ala Phe Val Arg Arg Ala Leu His Arg Arg 210 215 220 Tyr Gly Asp Arg Tyr Ile Asn Leu Arg Gly Pro Ile Pro Ala His Leu 225 230 235 240 Leu Gly Asp Met Trp Ala Gln Ser Trp Glu Asn Ile Tyr Asp Met Val 245 250 255 Val Pro Phe Pro Asp Lys Pro Asn Leu Asp Val Thr Ser Thr Met Leu 260 265 270 Gln Gln Gly Trp Asn Ala Thr His Met Phe Arg Val Ala Glu Glu Phe 275 280 285 Phe Thr Ser Leu Glu Leu Ser Pro Met Pro Pro Glu Phe Trp Glu Gly 290 295 300 Ser Met Leu Glu Lys Pro Ala Asp Gly Arg Glu Val Val Cys His Ala 305 310 315 320 Ser Ala Trp Asp Phe Tyr Asn Arg Lys Asp Phe Arg Ile Lys Gln Cys 325 330 335 Thr Arg Val Thr Met Asp Gln Leu Ser Thr Val His His Glu Met Gly 340 345 350 His Ile Gln Tyr Tyr Leu Gln Tyr Lys Asp Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Arg 355 360 365 Arg Gly Ala Asn Pro Gly Phe His Glu Ala Ile Gly Asp Val Leu Ala 370 375 380 Leu Ser Val Ser Thr Pro Glu His Leu His Lys Ile Gly Leu Leu Asp 385 390 395 400 Arg Val Thr Asn Asp Thr Glu Ser Asp Ile Asn Tyr Leu Leu Lys Met 405 410 415 Ala Leu Glu Lys Ile Ala Phe Leu Pro Phe Gly Tyr Leu Val Asp Gln 420 425 430 Trp Arg Trp Gly Val Phe Ser Gly Arg Thr Pro Pro Ser Arg Tyr Asn 435 440 445 Phe Asp Trp Trp Tyr Leu Arg Thr Lys Tyr Gln Gly Ile Cys Pro Pro 450 455 460 Val Thr Arg Asn Glu Thr His Phe Asp Ala Gly Ala Lys Phe His Val 465 470 475 480 Pro Asn Val Thr Pro Tyr Ile Arg Tyr Phe Val Ser Phe Val Leu Gln 485 490 495 Phe Gln Phe His Glu Ala Leu Cys Lys Glu Ala Gly Tyr Glu Gly Pro 500 505 510 Leu His Gln Cys Asp Ile Tyr Arg Ser Thr Lys Ala Gly Ala Lys Leu 515 520 525 Arg Lys Val Leu Gln Ala Gly Ser Ser Arg Pro Trp Gln Glu Val Leu 530 535 540 Lys Asp Met Val Gly Leu Asp Ala Leu Asp Ala Gln Pro Leu Leu Lys 545 550 555 560 Tyr Phe Gln Pro Val Thr Gln Trp Leu Gln Glu Gln Asn Gln Gln Asn 565 570 575 Gly Glu Val Leu Gly Trp Pro Glu Tyr Gln Trp His Pro Pro Leu Pro 580 585 590 Asp Asn Tyr Pro Glu Gly Ile Asp Leu Val Thr Asp Glu Ala Glu Ala 595 600 605 Ser Lys Phe Val Glu Glu Tyr Asp Arg Thr Ser Gln Val Val Trp Asn 610 615 620 Glu Tyr Ala Glu Ala Asn Trp Asn Tyr Asn Thr Asn Ile Thr Thr Glu 625 630 635 640 Thr Ser Lys Ile Leu Leu Gln Lys Asn Met Gln Ile Ala Asn His Thr 645 650 655 Leu Lys Tyr Gly Thr Gln Ala Arg Lys Phe Asp Val Asn Gln Leu Gln 660 665 670 Asn Thr Thr Ile Lys Arg Ile Ile Lys Lys Val Gln Asp Leu Glu Arg 675 680 685 Ala Ala Leu Pro Ala Gln Glu Leu Glu Glu Tyr Asn Lys Ile Leu Leu 690 695 700 Asp Met Glu Thr Thr Tyr Ser Val Ala Thr Val Cys His Pro Asn Gly 705 710 715 720 Ser Cys Leu Gln Leu Glu Pro Asp Leu Thr Asn Val Met Ala Thr Ser 725 730 735 Arg Lys Tyr Glu Asp Leu Leu Trp Ala Trp Glu Gly Trp Arg Asp Lys 740 745 750 Ala Gly Arg Ala Ile Leu Gln Phe Tyr Pro Lys Tyr Val Glu Leu Ile 755 760 765 Asn Gln Ala Ala Arg Leu Asn Gly Tyr Val Asp Ala Gly Asp Ser Trp 770 775 780 Arg Ser Met Tyr Glu Thr Pro Ser Leu Glu Gln Asp Leu Glu Arg Leu 785 790 795 800 Phe Gln Glu Leu Gln Pro Leu Tyr Leu Asn Leu His Ala Tyr Val Arg 805 810 815 Arg Ala Leu His Arg His Tyr Gly Ala Gln His Ile Asn Leu Glu Gly 820 825 830 Pro Ile Pro Ala His Leu Leu Gly Asn Met Trp Ala Gln Thr Trp Ser 835 840 845 Asn Ile Tyr Asp Leu Val Val Pro Phe Pro Ser Ala Pro Ser Met Asp 850 855 860 Thr Thr Glu Ala Met Leu Lys Gln Gly Trp Thr Pro Arg Arg Met Phe 865 870 875 880 Lys Glu Ala Asp Asp Phe Phe Thr Ser Leu Gly Leu Leu Pro Val Pro 885 890 895 Pro Glu Phe Trp Asn Lys Ser Met Leu Glu Lys Pro Thr Asp Gly Arg 900 905 910 Glu Val Val Cys His Ala Ser Ala Trp Asp Phe Tyr Asn Gly Lys Asp 915 920 925 Phe Arg Ile Lys Gln Cys Thr Thr Val Asn Leu Glu Asp Leu Val Val 930 935 940 Ala His His Glu Met Gly His Ile Gln Tyr Phe Met Gln Tyr Lys Asp 945 950 955 960 Leu Pro Val Ala Leu Arg Glu Gly Ala Asn Pro Gly Phe His Glu Ala 965 970 975 Ile Gly Asp Val Leu Ala Leu Ser Val Ser Thr Pro Lys His Leu His 980 985 990 Ser Leu Asn Leu Leu Ser Ser Glu Gly Gly Ser Asp Glu His Asp Ile 995 1000 1005 Asn Phe Leu Met Lys Met Ala Leu Asp Lys Ile Ala Phe Ile Pro Phe 1010 1015 1020 Ser Tyr Leu Val Asp Gln Trp Arg Trp Arg Val Phe Asp Gly Ser Ile 1025 1030 1035 1040 Thr Lys Glu Asn Tyr Asn Gln Glu Trp Trp Ser Leu Arg Leu Lys Tyr 1045 1050 1055 Gln Gly Leu Cys Pro Pro Val Pro Arg Thr Gln Gly Asp Phe Asp Pro 1060 1065 1070 Gly Ala Lys Phe His Ile Pro Ser Ser Val Pro Tyr Ile Arg Tyr Phe 1075 1080 1085 Val Ser Phe Ile Ile Gln Phe Gln Phe His Glu Ala Leu Cys Gln Ala 1090 1095 1100 Ala Gly His Thr Gly Pro Leu His Lys Cys Asp Ile Tyr Gln Ser Lys 1105 1110 1115 1120 Glu Ala Gly Gln Arg Leu Ala Thr Ala Met Lys Leu Gly Phe Ser Arg 1125 1130 1135 Pro Trp Pro Glu Ala Met Gln Leu Ile Thr Gly Gln Pro Asn Met Ser 1140 1145 1150 Ala Ser Ala Met Leu Ser Tyr Phe Lys Pro Leu Leu Asp Trp Leu Arg 1155 1160 1165 Thr Glu Asn Glu Leu His Gly Glu Lys Leu Gly Trp Pro Gln Tyr Asn 1170 1175 1180 Trp Thr Pro Asn Ser Ala Arg Ser Glu Gly Pro Leu Pro Asp Ser Gly 1185 1190 1195 1200 Arg Val Ser Phe Leu Gly Leu Asp Leu Asp Ala Gln Gln Ala Arg Val 1205 1210 1215 Gly Gln Trp Leu Leu Leu Phe Leu Gly Ile Ala Leu Leu Val Ala Thr 1220 1225 1230 Leu Gly Leu Ser Gln Arg Leu Phe Ser Ile Arg His Arg Ser Leu His 1235 1240 1245 Arg His Ser His Gly Pro Gln Phe Gly Ser Glu Val Glu Leu Arg His 1250 1255 1260 Ser 1265 <210> SEQ ID NO 20 <211> LENGTH: 954 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 20 cgccggagga gttctgcgtc tcggggtggt gactgggtcc agaatggctt cggattcggg 60 gaaccagggg accctctgca cgttggagtt cgcggtgcag atgacctgtc agagctgtgt 120 ggacgcggtg cgcaaatccc tgcaaggggt ggcaggtgtc caggatgtgg aggtgcactt 180 ggaggaccag atggtcttgg tacacaccac tctacccagc caggaggtgc aggctctcct 240 ggaaggcacg gggcggcagg cggtactcaa gggcatgggc agcggccagt tgcagaatct 300 gggggcagca gtggccatcc tgggggggcc tggcaccgtg cagggggtgg tgcgcttcct 360 acagctgacc cctgagcgct gcctcatcga gggaactatt gacggcctgg agcctgggct 420 gcatggactc cacgtccatc agtacgggga ccttacaaac aactgcaaca gctgtgggaa 480 tcactttaac cctgatggag catctcatgg gggcccccag gactctgacc ggcaccgcgg 540 agacctgggc aatgtccgtg ctgatgctga cggccgcgcc atcttcagaa tggaggatga 600 gcagctgaag gtgtgggatg tgattggccg cagcctgatt attgatgagg gagaagatga 660 cctgggccgg ggaggccatc ccttatccaa gatcacaggg aactccgggg agaggttggc 720 ctgtggcatc attgcacgct ccgctggcct tttccagaac cccaagcaga tctgctcttg 780 cgatggcctc accatctggg aggagcgagg ccggcccatc gctggcaagg gcccgaaagg 840 agtcagcgca gcccctgccc acctttgagc agacctcact tggctctgtt gctgtcctcc 900 agggcgagca ctttccactt ccagaggggg ccagagggac tttgcctgcc cagt 954 <210> SEQ ID NO 21 <211> LENGTH: 288 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 21 Ala Gly Gly Val Leu Arg Leu Gly Val Val Thr Gly Ser Arg Met Ala 1 5 10 15 Ser Asp Ser Gly Asn Gln Gly Thr Leu Cys Thr Leu Glu Phe Ala Val 20 25 30 Gln Met Thr Cys Gln Ser Cys Val Asp Ala Val Arg Lys Ser Leu Gln 35 40 45 Gly Val Ala Gly Val Gln Asp Val Glu Val His Leu Glu Asp Gln Met 50 55 60 Val Leu Val His Thr Thr Leu Pro Ser Gln Glu Val Gln Ala Leu Leu 65 70 75 80 Glu Gly Thr Gly Arg Gln Ala Val Leu Lys Gly Met Gly Ser Gly Gln 85 90 95 Leu Gln Asn Leu Gly Ala Ala Val Ala Ile Leu Gly Gly Pro Gly Thr 100 105 110 Val Gln Gly Val Val Arg Phe Leu Gln Leu Thr Pro Glu Arg Cys Leu 115 120 125 Ile Glu Gly Thr Ile Asp Gly Leu Glu Pro Gly Leu His Gly Leu His 130 135 140 Val His Gln Tyr Gly Asp Leu Thr Asn Asn Cys Asn Ser Cys Gly Asn 145 150 155 160 His Phe Asn Pro Asp Gly Ala Ser His Gly Gly Pro Gln Asp Ser Asp 165 170 175 Arg His Arg Gly Asp Leu Gly Asn Val Arg Ala Asp Ala Asp Gly Arg 180 185 190 Ala Ile Phe Arg Met Glu Asp Glu Gln Leu Lys Val Trp Asp Val Ile 195 200 205 Gly Arg Ser Leu Ile Ile Asp Glu Gly Glu Asp Asp Leu Gly Arg Gly 210 215 220 Gly His Pro Leu Ser Lys Ile Thr Gly Asn Ser Gly Glu Arg Leu Ala 225 230 235 240 Cys Gly Ile Ile Ala Arg Ser Ala Gly Leu Phe Gln Asn Pro Lys Gln 245 250 255 Ile Cys Ser Cys Asp Gly Leu Thr Ile Trp Glu Glu Arg Gly Arg Pro 260 265 270 Ile Ala Gly Lys Gly Pro Lys Gly Val Ser Ala Ala Pro Ala His Leu 275 280 285 <210> SEQ ID NO 22 <211> LENGTH: 1006 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 22 atgggcctgg agctgtacct ggacctgctg tcccagccct gccgcgctgt ttacatcttt 60 gccaagaaga acgacattcc cttcgagctg cgcatcgtgg atctgattaa aggtcagcac 120 ttaagcgatg cctttgccca ggtgaacccc ctcaagaagg tgccagcctt gaaggacggg 180 gacttcacct tgacggagag tgtggccatc ctgctctacc tgacgcgcaa atataaggtc 240 cctgactact ggtaccctca ggacctgcag gcccgtgccc gtgtggatga gtacctggca 300 tggcagcaca cgactctgcg gagaagctgc ctccgggcct tgtggcataa ggtgatgttc 360 cctgttttcc tgggtgagcc agtatctccc cagacactgg cagccaccct ggcagagttg 420 gatgtgaccc tgcagttgct cgaggacaag ttcctccaga acaaggcctt ccttactggt 480 cctcacatct ccttagctga cctcgtagcc atcacggagc tgatgcatcc cgtgggtgct 540 ggctgccaag tcttcgaagg ccgacccaag ctggccacat ggcggcagcg cgtggaggca 600 gcagtggggg aggacctctt ccaggaggcc catgaggtca ttctgaaggc caaggacttc 660 ccacctgcag accccaccat aaagcagaag ctgatgccct gggtgctggc catgatccgg 720 tgagctggga aacctcaccc ttgcaccgtc ctcagcagtc cacaaagcat tttcatttct 780 aatggcccat gggagccagg cccagaaagc aggaatggct tgcttaagac ttgcccaagt 840 cccagagcac ctcacctccc gaagccacca tccccaccct gtcttccaca gccgcctgaa 900 agccacaatg agaatgatgc acactgaggc cttgtgtccc tttaatcact gcatttcatt 960 ttgattttgg ataataaacc tgggctcagc ctgagcctct gcttct 1006 <210> SEQ ID NO 23 <211> LENGTH: 240 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 23 Met Gly Leu Glu Leu Tyr Leu Asp Leu Leu Ser Gln Pro Cys Arg Ala 1 5 10 15 Val Tyr Ile Phe Ala Lys Lys Asn Asp Ile Pro Phe Glu Leu Arg Ile 20 25 30 Val Asp Leu Ile Lys Gly Gln His Leu Ser Asp Ala Phe Ala Gln Val 35 40 45 Asn Pro Leu Lys Lys Val Pro Ala Leu Lys Asp Gly Asp Phe Thr Leu 50 55 60 Thr Glu Ser Val Ala Ile Leu Leu Tyr Leu Thr Arg Lys Tyr Lys Val 65 70 75 80 Pro Asp Tyr Trp Tyr Pro Gln Asp Leu Gln Ala Arg Ala Arg Val Asp 85 90 95 Glu Tyr Leu Ala Trp Gln His Thr Thr Leu Arg Arg Ser Cys Leu Arg 100 105 110 Ala Leu Trp His Lys Val Met Phe Pro Val Phe Leu Gly Glu Pro Val 115 120 125 Ser Pro Gln Thr Leu Ala Ala Thr Leu Ala Glu Leu Asp Val Thr Leu 130 135 140 Gln Leu Leu Glu Asp Lys Phe Leu Gln Asn Lys Ala Phe Leu Thr Gly 145 150 155 160 Pro His Ile Ser Leu Ala Asp Leu Val Ala Ile Thr Glu Leu Met His 165 170 175 Pro Val Gly Ala Gly Cys Gln Val Phe Glu Gly Arg Pro Lys Leu Ala 180 185 190 Thr Trp Arg Gln Arg Val Glu Ala Ala Val Gly Glu Asp Leu Phe Gln 195 200 205 Glu Ala His Glu Val Ile Leu Lys Ala Lys Asp Phe Pro Pro Ala Asp 210 215 220 Pro Thr Ile Lys Gln Lys Leu Met Pro Trp Val Leu Ala Met Ile Arg 225 230 235 240 <210> SEQ ID NO 24 <211> LENGTH: 2442 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 24 atggctgcgg cggcccagct ctctctgaca cagttatcaa gtgggaatcc tgtatatgaa 60 aaatactata gacaggttga tacaggcaat actggaaggg tgttggcttc tgatgctgct 120 gctttcctga aaaaatcagg gcttccagac ttgatacttg gaaagatttg ggatttagcc 180 gacacagatg gcaaaggtat cctgaacaaa caagaattct ttgttgcttt gcgtcttgtg 240 gcatgtgccc agaatggatt ggaagtttca ctaagtagtt tgaacctggc tgttcctcca 300 ccaagatttc ctgaagataa ggccaaatat gatgcaatat ttgatagttt aagcccagtg 360 aatggatttc tgtctggtga taaagtgaaa ccagtgttgc tcaactctaa gttacctgtg 420 gatatccttg gaagagtttg ggagttgagt gatattgacc atgatggaat gcttgacaga 480 gatgagtttg cagttgccat gtttttggta tactgtgcac tggagaaaga acctgtgcca 540 atgtccttgc ctccagcctt ggtgccacca tctaagagaa aaacggtcag tatatcaggc 600 tctgtgcggt tgatcccctc ttcagcatca gccaaggaat cttaccactc cttaccatct 660 gtaggcattt tacctaccaa agcaccatta agacagtggg ttgtatcccc tgcagaaaaa 720 gctaaatatg atgaaatctt cctgaaaact gataaagata tggacggatt tgtgtctgga 780 ttggaggtcc gtgaaatatt cttgaaaaca ggtttacctt ctaccttact agcccatata 840 tggtcattat gcgacacaaa ggactgtggg aagctttcaa aggatcagtt tgccttggct 900 tttcacttaa tcagtcagaa gttaatcaag ggcattgatc ctcctcacgt tcttactcct 960 gaaatgattc caccatcaga cagggccagt ttacaaaaga acatcatagg atcaagtcct 1020 gttgcagatt tctctgctat taaggaacta gatactctta acaatgaaat agttgaccta 1080 cagagggaaa agaataatgt ggaacaggac cttaaggaga aggaagatac tattaaacag 1140 aggacaagtg aggttcagga tcttcaagat gaagttcaaa gggagaatac taatctgcaa 1200 aaactacagg cccagaaaca gcaggtacag gaactccttg atgaactgga tgagcagaaa 1260 gcccagctgg aggagcaact caaggaagtc agaaagaaat gtgctgagga ggcccaactg 1320 atctcttctc tgaaagctga attaactagt caggaatcgc agatctccac ttatgaagaa 1380 gaattggcaa aagctagaga agagctgagc cgtctacagc aagaaacagc agaattggag 1440 gagagtgtag agtcagggaa ggctcagttg gaacctcttc agcagcacct acaagattca 1500 caacaggaaa ttagttcaat gcaaatgaaa ctgatggaaa tgaaagattt ggaaaatcat 1560 aatagtcagt taaattggtg cagtagccca cacagcattc ttgtaaacgg agctacagat 1620 tattgcagcc tcagcaccag cagcagtgaa acagccaacc ttaatgaaca tgttgaaggc 1680 cagagcaacc tagagtctga gcccatacac caggaatctc catctgatcc ttttgttggc 1740 aatccatttg gtggtgatcc tttcaaaggt tcagatccat ttgcatcaga ctgtttcttc 1800 aggcaatcta ctgatccttt tgccacttca agcactgacc ctttcagtgc agccaacaat 1860 agcagtatta catcggtaga aacgttgaag cacaatgatc cttttgctcc tggtggaaca 1920 gttgttgcag caagcgattc agccacagac ccctttgctt ctgtttttgg gaatgaatca 1980 tttggaggtg gatttgctga cttcagcaca ttgtcaaagg tcaacaatga agatcctttt 2040 cgttcagcca catcgagctc tgtcagcaac gtagtgatta caaaaaatgt atttgaggaa 2100 acatcggtca aaagtgaaga tgaaccccca gcactgccac caaagatcgg aactccaaca 2160 agaccctgcc ctctaccacc tggcaacgat agccccaaag aaaaagatcc tgaaatgttt 2220 tgtgatccat tcacttctgc tactaccact accaataaag aggctgatcc aagcaatttt 2280 gccaacttca gtgcttatcc ctctgaagaa gatatgatcg aatgggccaa gagggaaagt 2340 gagagagagg aagagcagag gcttgcccga ctaaatcagc aggaacaaga agacttagaa 2400 ctggctattg cactcagcaa atctgagata tcagaagcat ga 2442 <210> SEQ ID NO 25 <211> LENGTH: 813 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 25 Met Ala Ala Ala Ala Gln Leu Ser Leu Thr Gln Leu Ser Ser Gly Asn 1 5 10 15 Pro Val Tyr Glu Lys Tyr Tyr Arg Gln Val Asp Thr Gly Asn Thr Gly 20 25 30 Arg Val Leu Ala Ser Asp Ala Ala Ala Phe Leu Lys Lys Ser Gly Leu 35 40 45 Pro Asp Leu Ile Leu Gly Lys Ile Trp Asp Leu Ala Asp Thr Asp Gly 50 55 60 Lys Gly Ile Leu Asn Lys Gln Glu Phe Phe Val Ala Leu Arg Leu Val 65 70 75 80 Ala Cys Ala Gln Asn Gly Leu Glu Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Leu Asn Leu 85 90 95 Ala Val Pro Pro Pro Arg Phe Pro Glu Asp Lys Ala Lys Tyr Asp Ala 100 105 110 Ile Phe Asp Ser Leu Ser Pro Val Asn Gly Phe Leu Ser Gly Asp Lys 115 120 125 Val Lys Pro Val Leu Leu Asn Ser Lys Leu Pro Val Asp Ile Leu Gly 130 135 140 Arg Val Trp Glu Leu Ser Asp Ile Asp His Asp Gly Met Leu Asp Arg 145 150 155 160 Asp Glu Phe Ala Val Ala Met Phe Leu Val Tyr Cys Ala Leu Glu Lys 165 170 175 Glu Pro Val Pro Met Ser Leu Pro Pro Ala Leu Val Pro Pro Ser Lys 180 185 190 Arg Lys Thr Val Ser Ile Ser Gly Ser Val Arg Leu Ile Pro Ser Ser 195 200 205 Ala Ser Ala Lys Glu Ser Tyr His Ser Leu Pro Ser Val Gly Ile Leu 210 215 220 Pro Thr Lys Ala Pro Leu Arg Gln Trp Val Val Ser Pro Ala Glu Lys 225 230 235 240 Ala Lys Tyr Asp Glu Ile Phe Leu Lys Thr Asp Lys Asp Met Asp Gly 245 250 255 Phe Val Ser Gly Leu Glu Val Arg Glu Ile Phe Leu Lys Thr Gly Leu 260 265 270 Pro Ser Thr Leu Leu Ala His Ile Trp Ser Leu Cys Asp Thr Lys Asp 275 280 285 Cys Gly Lys Leu Ser Lys Asp Gln Phe Ala Leu Ala Phe His Leu Ile 290 295 300 Ser Gln Lys Leu Ile Lys Gly Ile Asp Pro Pro His Val Leu Thr Pro 305 310 315 320 Glu Met Ile Pro Pro Ser Asp Arg Ala Ser Leu Gln Lys Asn Ile Ile 325 330 335 Gly Ser Ser Pro Val Ala Asp Phe Ser Ala Ile Lys Glu Leu Asp Thr 340 345 350 Leu Asn Asn Glu Ile Val Asp Leu Gln Arg Glu Lys Asn Asn Val Glu 355 360 365 Gln Asp Leu Lys Glu Lys Glu Asp Thr Ile Lys Gln Arg Thr Ser Glu 370 375 380 Val Gln Asp Leu Gln Asp Glu Val Gln Arg Glu Asn Thr Asn Leu Gln 385 390 395 400 Lys Leu Gln Ala Gln Lys Gln Gln Val Gln Glu Leu Leu Asp Glu Leu 405 410 415 Asp Glu Gln Lys Ala Gln Leu Glu Glu Gln Leu Lys Glu Val Arg Lys 420 425 430 Lys Cys Ala Glu Glu Ala Gln Leu Ile Ser Ser Leu Lys Ala Glu Leu 435 440 445 Thr Ser Gln Glu Ser Gln Ile Ser Thr Tyr Glu Glu Glu Leu Ala Lys 450 455 460 Ala Arg Glu Glu Leu Ser Arg Leu Gln Gln Glu Thr Ala Glu Leu Glu 465 470 475 480 Glu Ser Val Glu Ser Gly Lys Ala Gln Leu Glu Pro Leu Gln Gln His 485 490 495 Leu Gln Asp Ser Gln Gln Glu Ile Ser Ser Met Gln Met Lys Leu Met 500 505 510 Glu Met Lys Asp Leu Glu Asn His Asn Ser Gln Leu Asn Trp Cys Ser 515 520 525 Ser Pro His Ser Ile Leu Val Asn Gly Ala Thr Asp Tyr Cys Ser Leu 530 535 540 Ser Thr Ser Ser Ser Glu Thr Ala Asn Leu Asn Glu His Val Glu Gly 545 550 555 560 Gln Ser Asn Leu Glu Ser Glu Pro Ile His Gln Glu Ser Pro Ser Asp 565 570 575 Pro Phe Val Gly Asn Pro Phe Gly Gly Asp Pro Phe Lys Gly Ser Asp 580 585 590 Pro Phe Ala Ser Asp Cys Phe Phe Arg Gln Ser Thr Asp Pro Phe Ala 595 600 605 Thr Ser Ser Thr Asp Pro Phe Ser Ala Ala Asn Asn Ser Ser Ile Thr 610 615 620 Ser Val Glu Thr Leu Lys His Asn Asp Pro Phe Ala Pro Gly Gly Thr 625 630 635 640 Val Val Ala Ala Ser Asp Ser Ala Thr Asp Pro Phe Ala Ser Val Phe 645 650 655 Gly Asn Glu Ser Phe Gly Gly Gly Phe Ala Asp Phe Ser Thr Leu Ser 660 665 670 Lys Val Asn Asn Glu Asp Pro Phe Arg Ser Ala Thr Ser Ser Ser Val 675 680 685 Ser Asn Val Val Ile Thr Lys Asn Val Phe Glu Glu Thr Ser Val Lys 690 695 700 Ser Glu Asp Glu Pro Pro Ala Leu Pro Pro Lys Ile Gly Thr Pro Thr 705 710 715 720 Arg Pro Cys Pro Leu Pro Pro Gly Asn Asp Ser Pro Lys Glu Lys Asp 725 730 735 Pro Glu Met Phe Cys Asp Pro Phe Thr Ser Ala Thr Thr Thr Thr Asn 740 745 750 Lys Glu Ala Asp Pro Ser Asn Phe Ala Asn Phe Ser Ala Tyr Pro Ser 755 760 765 Glu Glu Asp Met Ile Glu Trp Ala Lys Arg Glu Ser Glu Arg Glu Glu 770 775 780 Glu Gln Arg Leu Ala Arg Leu Asn Gln Gln Glu Gln Glu Asp Leu Glu 785 790 795 800 Leu Ala Ile Ala Leu Ser Lys Ser Glu Ile Ser Glu Ala 805 810 <210> SEQ ID NO 26 <211> LENGTH: 1357 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 26 cccggggccg gcggtgccgg ggtcatcggg atgatgcgga cgcagtgtct gctggggctg 60 cgcacgttcg tggccttcgc cgccaagctc tggagcttct tcatttacct tctgcggagg 120 cagatccgca cggtaattca gtaccaaact gttcgatatg atatcctccc cttatctcct 180 gtgtcccgga atcggctagc ccaggtgaag aggaagatcc tggtgctgga tctggatgag 240 acacttattc actcccacca tgatggggtc ctgaggccca cagtccggcc tggtacgcct 300 cctgacttca tcctcaaggt ggtaatagac aaacatcctg tccggttttt tgtacataag 360 aggccccatg tggatttctt cctggaagtg gtgagccagt ggtacgagct ggtggtgttt 420 acagcaagca tggagatcta tggctctgct gtggcagata aactggacaa tagcagaagc 480 attcttaaga ggagatatta cagacagcac tgcactttgg agttgggcag ctacatcaag 540 gacctctctg tggtccacag tgacctctcc agcattgtga tcctggataa ctccccaggg 600 gcttacagga gccatccaga caatgccatc cccatcaaat cctggttcag tgaccccagc 660 gacacagccc ttctcaacct gctcccaatg ctggatgccc tcaggttcac cgctgatgtt 720 cgttccgtgc tgagccgaaa ccttcaccaa catcggctct ggtgacagct gctccccctc 780 cacctgagtt ggggtggggg ggaaagggag ggcgagccct tgggatgccg tctgatgccc 840 tgtccaatgt gaggactgcc tgggcagggt ctgcccctcc cacccctctc tgccctggga 900 gccctacact ccacttggga gtctggatgg acacatgggc caggggctct gaagcagcct 960 cactcttaac ttcgtgttca cactccatgg aaaccccaga ctgggacaca ggcggaagcc 1020 taggagagcc gaatcagtgt ttgtgaagag gcaggactgg ccagagtgac agacatacgg 1080 tgatccagga ggctcaaaga gaagccaagt cagctttgtt gtgatttgat tttttttaaa 1140 aaactcttgt acaaaactga tctaattctt cactcctgct ccaagggctg ggctgtgggt 1200 gggatactgg gattttgggc cactggattt tccctaaatt tgtcccccct ttactctccc 1260 tctatttttc tctccttaga ctccctcaga cctgtaacca gctttgtgtc ttttttcctt 1320 ttctctcttt taaaccatgc attataactt tgaaacc 1357 <210> SEQ ID NO 27 <211> LENGTH: 254 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 27 Pro Gly Ala Gly Gly Ala Gly Val Ile Gly Met Met Arg Thr Gln Cys 1 5 10 15 Leu Leu Gly Leu Arg Thr Phe Val Ala Phe Ala Ala Lys Leu Trp Ser 20 25 30 Phe Phe Ile Tyr Leu Leu Arg Arg Gln Ile Arg Thr Val Ile Gln Tyr 35 40 45 Gln Thr Val Arg Tyr Asp Ile Leu Pro Leu Ser Pro Val Ser Arg Asn 50 55 60 Arg Leu Ala Gln Val Lys Arg Lys Ile Leu Val Leu Asp Leu Asp Glu 65 70 75 80 Thr Leu Ile His Ser His His Asp Gly Val Leu Arg Pro Thr Val Arg 85 90 95 Pro Gly Thr Pro Pro Asp Phe Ile Leu Lys Val Val Ile Asp Lys His 100 105 110 Pro Val Arg Phe Phe Val His Lys Arg Pro His Val Asp Phe Phe Leu 115 120 125 Glu Val Val Ser Gln Trp Tyr Glu Leu Val Val Phe Thr Ala Ser Met 130 135 140 Glu Ile Tyr Gly Ser Ala Val Ala Asp Lys Leu Asp Asn Ser Arg Ser 145 150 155 160 Ile Leu Lys Arg Arg Tyr Tyr Arg Gln His Cys Thr Leu Glu Leu Gly 165 170 175 Ser Tyr Ile Lys Asp Leu Ser Val Val His Ser Asp Leu Ser Ser Ile 180 185 190 Val Ile Leu Asp Asn Ser Pro Gly Ala Tyr Arg Ser His Pro Asp Asn 195 200 205 Ala Ile Pro Ile Lys Ser Trp Phe Ser Asp Pro Ser Asp Thr Ala Leu 210 215 220 Leu Asn Leu Leu Pro Met Leu Asp Ala Leu Arg Phe Thr Ala Asp Val 225 230 235 240 Arg Ser Val Leu Ser Arg Asn Leu His Gln His Arg Leu Trp 245 250 <210> SEQ ID NO 28 <211> LENGTH: 1812 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 28 atgccggccg tgagcctccc gcccaaggag aatgcgctct tcaagcggat cttgaggtgt 60 tatgaacata aacagtatag aaatggattg aaattctgta aacaaatact ttctaatccc 120 aaatttgcag agcatggagg ttggcacgtt tatggccttc ttcagaggtc agacaagaag 180 tatgatgaag ccattaagtg ttacagaaat gcactaaaat gggataaaga caatcttcaa 240 atcttaaggg acctttcctt actacagatt caaatgcgag atcttgaggg ttacaggaca 300 tcccctgaca aggtggatta tgaatatagt gaactactct tatatcagaa tcaagttctt 360 cgggaagcag gtctctatag agaagctttg gaacatcttt gtacctatga aaagcagatt 420 tgtgataaac ttgctgtaga agaaaccaaa ggggaacttc tgttgcaact atgtcgtttg 480 gaagatgctg cagatgttta tagaggattg caagagagaa atcctgaaaa ctgggcctat 540 tacaaaggct tggaaaaagc actcaagcca gctaatatgt tagaacggct aaaaatttat 600 gaggaagcct ggactaaata tcccagggga ctggtgccaa gaaggctgcc gttaaacttt 660 ttatctggtg agaagtttaa agaatgtttg gataagttcc taaggatgaa tttcagcaag 720 ggttgcccac cagtcttcaa tactttaaga tcattataca aagacaaaga aaaggtggca 780 atcatagaag agttagtagt aggttatgaa acctctctaa aaagctgccg gttatttaac 840 cccaatgatg atggaaagga ggaaccacca accacattac tttgggtcca gtactacttg 900 gcacaacatt atgacaaaat tggtcagcca tctattgctt tggagtacat aaatactgct 960 attgaaagta cacctacatt aatagaactc tttctcgtga aagctaaaat ctataagcat 1020 gctggaaata ttaaagaagc tgcaaggtgg atggatgagg cccaggcctt ggacacagca 1080 gacagattta tcaactccaa atgtgcaaaa tacatgctaa aagccaacct gattaaagaa 1140 gctgaagaaa tgtgctcaaa gtttacaagg gaaggaacat cagcggtaga gaatttgaat 1200 gaaatgcagt gcatgtggtt ccaaacagaa tgtgcccagg cttataaagc aatgaataaa 1260 tttggtgaag cacttaagaa atgtcatgag attgagagac attttataga aatcactgat 1320 gaccagtttg actttcatac atactgtatg aggaagatta cccttagatc atatgtggac 1380 ttattaaaac tagaagatgt acttcgacag catccatttt acttcaaggc agcaagaatt 1440 gctatagaga tctatttgaa gcttcatgac aaccccctta cagatgagaa taaagaacac 1500 gaagctgata cagctgccaa aatggtatat tacttagatc cttctagtca gaagcgagct 1560 atagagttgg caacaacact tgatgaatct ctcactaaca gaaacctcca gacatgtatg 1620 gaggtattgg aagccttgta tgatggtagc ctaggagact gtaaagaagc tgctgaaatt 1680 tatagagcaa attgtcataa gcttttccct tatgctttgg ctttcatgcc tcctggatat 1740 gaagaggata tgaagatcac agttaatgga gatagttctg cagaagctga agaactggcc 1800 aatgaaattt ga 1812 <210> SEQ ID NO 29 <211> LENGTH: 603 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 29 Met Pro Ala Val Ser Leu Pro Pro Lys Glu Asn Ala Leu Phe Lys Arg 1 5 10 15 Ile Leu Arg Cys Tyr Glu His Lys Gln Tyr Arg Asn Gly Leu Lys Phe 20 25 30 Cys Lys Gln Ile Leu Ser Asn Pro Lys Phe Ala Glu His Gly Gly Trp 35 40 45 His Val Tyr Gly Leu Leu Gln Arg Ser Asp Lys Lys Tyr Asp Glu Ala 50 55 60 Ile Lys Cys Tyr Arg Asn Ala Leu Lys Trp Asp Lys Asp Asn Leu Gln 65 70 75 80 Ile Leu Arg Asp Leu Ser Leu Leu Gln Ile Gln Met Arg Asp Leu Glu 85 90 95 Gly Tyr Arg Thr Ser Pro Asp Lys Val Asp Tyr Glu Tyr Ser Glu Leu 100 105 110 Leu Leu Tyr Gln Asn Gln Val Leu Arg Glu Ala Gly Leu Tyr Arg Glu 115 120 125 Ala Leu Glu His Leu Cys Thr Tyr Glu Lys Gln Ile Cys Asp Lys Leu 130 135 140 Ala Val Glu Glu Thr Lys Gly Glu Leu Leu Leu Gln Leu Cys Arg Leu 145 150 155 160 Glu Asp Ala Ala Asp Val Tyr Arg Gly Leu Gln Glu Arg Asn Pro Glu 165 170 175 Asn Trp Ala Tyr Tyr Lys Gly Leu Glu Lys Ala Leu Lys Pro Ala Asn 180 185 190 Met Leu Glu Arg Leu Lys Ile Tyr Glu Glu Ala Trp Thr Lys Tyr Pro 195 200 205 Arg Gly Leu Val Pro Arg Arg Leu Pro Leu Asn Phe Leu Ser Gly Glu 210 215 220 Lys Phe Lys Glu Cys Leu Asp Lys Phe Leu Arg Met Asn Phe Ser Lys 225 230 235 240 Gly Cys Pro Pro Val Phe Asn Thr Leu Arg Ser Leu Tyr Lys Asp Lys 245 250 255 Glu Lys Val Ala Ile Ile Glu Glu Leu Val Val Gly Tyr Glu Thr Ser 260 265 270 Leu Lys Ser Cys Arg Leu Phe Asn Pro Asn Asp Asp Gly Lys Glu Glu 275 280 285 Pro Pro Thr Thr Leu Leu Trp Val Gln Tyr Tyr Leu Ala Gln His Tyr 290 295 300 Asp Lys Ile Gly Gln Pro Ser Ile Ala Leu Glu Tyr Ile Asn Thr Ala 305 310 315 320 Ile Glu Ser Thr Pro Thr Leu Ile Glu Leu Phe Leu Val Lys Ala Lys 325 330 335 Ile Tyr Lys His Ala Gly Asn Ile Lys Glu Ala Ala Arg Trp Met Asp 340 345 350 Glu Ala Gln Ala Leu Asp Thr Ala Asp Arg Phe Ile Asn Ser Lys Cys 355 360 365 Ala Lys Tyr Met Leu Lys Ala Asn Leu Ile Lys Glu Ala Glu Glu Met 370 375 380 Cys Ser Lys Phe Thr Arg Glu Gly Thr Ser Ala Val Glu Asn Leu Asn 385 390 395 400 Glu Met Gln Cys Met Trp Phe Gln Thr Glu Cys Ala Gln Ala Tyr Lys 405 410 415 Ala Met Asn Lys Phe Gly Glu Ala Leu Lys Lys Cys His Glu Ile Glu 420 425 430 Arg His Phe Ile Glu Ile Thr Asp Asp Gln Phe Asp Phe His Thr Tyr 435 440 445 Cys Met Arg Lys Ile Thr Leu Arg Ser Tyr Val Asp Leu Leu Lys Leu 450 455 460 Glu Asp Val Leu Arg Gln His Pro Phe Tyr Phe Lys Ala Ala Arg Ile 465 470 475 480 Ala Ile Glu Ile Tyr Leu Lys Leu His Asp Asn Pro Leu Thr Asp Glu 485 490 495 Asn Lys Glu His Glu Ala Asp Thr Ala Ala Lys Met Val Tyr Tyr Leu 500 505 510 Asp Pro Ser Ser Gln Lys Arg Ala Ile Glu Leu Ala Thr Thr Leu Asp 515 520 525 Glu Ser Leu Thr Asn Arg Asn Leu Gln Thr Cys Met Glu Val Leu Glu 530 535 540 Ala Leu Tyr Asp Gly Ser Leu Gly Asp Cys Lys Glu Ala Ala Glu Ile 545 550 555 560 Tyr Arg Ala Asn Cys His Lys Leu Phe Pro Tyr Ala Leu Ala Phe Met 565 570 575 Pro Pro Gly Tyr Glu Glu Asp Met Lys Ile Thr Val Asn Gly Asp Ser 580 585 590 Ser Ala Glu Ala Glu Glu Leu Ala Asn Glu Ile 595 600 <210> SEQ ID NO 30 <211> LENGTH: 1351 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 30 gcctcaggcc ggagcagccc catcatgccg agggagcgca gggagcggga tgcgaaggag 60 cgggacacca tgaaggagga cggcggcgcg gagttctcgg ctcgctccag gaagaggaag 120 gcaaacgtga ccgttgatcc agatgaagaa atggccaaaa tcgacaggac ggcgagggac 180 cagtgtggga gccagccttg ggacaataat gcagtctgtg cagacccctg ctccctgatc 240 cccacacctg acaaagaaga tgatgaccgg gtttacccaa actcaacgtg caagcctcgg 300 attattgcac catccagagg ctccccgctg cctgtactga gctgggcaaa tagagaggaa 360 gtctggaaaa tcatgttaaa caaggaaaag acatacttaa gggatcagca ctttcttgag 420 caacaccctc ttctgcagcc aaaaatgcga gcaattcttc tggattggtt aatggaggtg 480 tgtgaagtct ataaacttca cagggagacc ttttacttgg cacaagattt ctttgaccgg 540 tatatggcga cacaagaaaa tgttgtaaaa actcttttac agcttattgg gatttcatct 600 ttatttattg cagccaaact tgaggaaatc tatcctccaa agttgcacca gtttgcgtat 660 gtgacagatg gagcttgttc aggagatgaa attctcacca tggaattaat gattatgaag 720 gcccttaagt ggcgtttaag tcccctgact attgtgtcct ggctgaatgt atacatgcag 780 gttgcatatc taaatgactt acatgaagtg ctactgccgc agtatcccca gcaaatcttt 840 atacagattg cagagctgtt ggatctctgt gtcctggatg ttgactgcct tgaatttcct 900 tatggtatac ttgctgcttc ggccttgtat catttctcgt catctgaatt gatgcaaaag 960 gtttcagggt atcagtggtg cgacatagag aactgtgtca agtggatggt tccatttgcc 1020 atggttataa gggagacggg gagctcaaaa ctgaagcact tcaggggcgt cgctgatgaa 1080 gatgcacaca acatacagac ccacagagac agcttggatt tgctggacaa agcccgagca 1140 aagaaagcca tgttgtctga acaaaatagg gcttctcctc tccccagtgg gctcctcacc 1200 ccgccacaga gcggtgttct gggctccgtt gtaccaagtg gagcaggtgg ttgcgggcaa 1260 gcgttgtgca gagcccatag ccagctgggc agggggctga cctctccaca ttatcagttg 1320 acagtgtaca atgcctttga tgaactgttt t 1351 <210> SEQ ID NO 31 <211> LENGTH: 451 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: VARIANT <222> LOCATION: (1)...(451) <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Xaa = Any Amino Acid <400> SEQUENCE: 31 Ala Ser Gly Arg Ser Ser Pro Ile Met Pro Arg Glu Arg Arg Glu Arg 1 5 10 15 Asp Ala Lys Glu Arg Asp Thr Met Lys Glu Asp Gly Gly Ala Glu Phe 20 25 30 Ser Ala Arg Ser Arg Lys Arg Lys Ala Asn Val Thr Val Asp Pro Asp 35 40 45 Glu Glu Met Ala Lys Ile Asp Arg Thr Ala Arg Asp Gln Cys Gly Ser 50 55 60 Gln Pro Trp Asp Asn Asn Ala Val Cys Ala Asp Pro Cys Ser Leu Ile 65 70 75 80 Pro Thr Pro Asp Lys Glu Asp Asp Asp Arg Val Tyr Pro Asn Ser Thr 85 90 95 Cys Lys Pro Arg Ile Ile Ala Pro Ser Arg Gly Ser Pro Leu Pro Val 100 105 110 Leu Ser Trp Ala Asn Arg Glu Glu Val Trp Lys Ile Met Leu Asn Lys 115 120 125 Glu Lys Thr Tyr Leu Arg Asp Gln His Phe Leu Glu Gln His Pro Leu 130 135 140 Leu Gln Pro Lys Met Arg Ala Ile Leu Leu Asp Trp Leu Met Glu Val 145 150 155 160 Cys Glu Val Tyr Lys Leu His Arg Glu Thr Phe Tyr Leu Ala Gln Asp 165 170 175 Phe Phe Asp Arg Tyr Met Ala Thr Gln Glu Asn Val Val Lys Thr Leu 180 185 190 Leu Gln Leu Ile Gly Ile Ser Ser Leu Phe Ile Ala Ala Lys Leu Glu 195 200 205 Glu Ile Tyr Pro Pro Lys Leu His Gln Phe Ala Tyr Val Thr Asp Gly 210 215 220 Ala Cys Ser Gly Asp Glu Ile Leu Thr Met Glu Leu Met Ile Met Lys 225 230 235 240 Ala Leu Lys Trp Arg Leu Ser Pro Leu Thr Ile Val Ser Trp Leu Asn 245 250 255 Val Tyr Met Gln Val Ala Tyr Leu Asn Asp Leu His Glu Val Leu Leu 260 265 270 Pro Gln Tyr Pro Gln Gln Ile Phe Ile Gln Ile Ala Glu Leu Leu Asp 275 280 285 Leu Cys Val Leu Asp Val Asp Cys Leu Glu Phe Pro Tyr Gly Ile Leu 290 295 300 Ala Ala Ser Ala Leu Tyr His Phe Ser Ser Ser Glu Leu Met Gln Lys 305 310 315 320 Val Ser Gly Tyr Gln Trp Cys Asp Ile Glu Asn Cys Val Lys Trp Met 325 330 335 Val Pro Phe Ala Met Val Ile Arg Glu Thr Gly Ser Ser Lys Leu Lys 340 345 350 His Phe Arg Gly Val Ala Asp Glu Asp Ala His Asn Ile Gln Thr His 355 360 365 Arg Asp Ser Leu Asp Leu Leu Asp Lys Ala Arg Ala Lys Lys Ala Met 370 375 380 Leu Ser Glu Gln Asn Arg Ala Ser Pro Leu Pro Ser Gly Leu Leu Thr 385 390 395 400 Pro Pro Gln Ser Gly Val Leu Gly Ser Val Val Pro Ser Gly Ala Gly 405 410 415 Gly Cys Gly Gln Ala Leu Cys Arg Ala His Ser Gln Leu Gly Arg Gly 420 425 430 Leu Thr Ser Pro His Tyr Gln Leu Thr Val Tyr Asn Ala Phe Asp Glu 435 440 445 Leu Phe Xaa 450 <210> SEQ ID NO 32 <211> LENGTH: 3750 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 32 gatctgtctg gctccattga tgacctcccc acgggaacgg aagcaacttt gagctcagca 60 gtcagtgcat ccgggtccac gagcagccaa ggggatcaga gcaacccggc gcagtcgcct 120 ttctccccac atgcgtcccc tcatctctcc agcatcccgg ggggcccatc tccctctcct 180 gttggctctc ctgtaggaag caaccagtct cgatctggcc caatctctcc tgcaagtatc 240 ccaggtttta tggcaggcac acaaagaaac cctcagatgg ctcagtatgg acctcaacag 300 acaggaccat ccatgtcgcc tcatccttct cctgggggcc agatgcatgc tggaatcagt 360 agctttcagc agagtaactc aagtgggact tacggtccac agatgagcca gtatggacca 420 caaggtaact actccagacc cccagcgtat agtggggtgc ccagtgcaag ctacagcggc 480 ccagggcccg gtatgggtat cagtgccaac aaccagatgc atggacaagg gccaagccag 540 ccatgtggtg ctgtgcccct gggacgaatg ccatcagctg ggatgcagaa cagaccattt 600 cctggaaata tgagcagcat gacccccagt tctcctggca tgtctcagca gggagggcca 660 ggaatggggc cgccaatgcc aactgtgaac cgtaaggcac aggaggcagc cgcagcagtg 720 atgcaggctg ctgcgaactc agcacaaagc aggtacgcca cccaggagca cgccccgggc 780 aggcaaggca gtttccccgg catgaaccag agtggactta tggcttccag ctctccctac 840 agccagccca tgaacaacag ctctagcctg atgaacacgc aggcgccgcc ctacagcatg 900 gcgcccgcca tggtgaacag ctcggcagca tctgtgggtc ttgcagatat gatgtctcct 960 ggtgaatcca aactgcccct gcctctcaaa gcagacggca aagaagaagg cactccacag 1020 cccgagagca agtcaaagga tagctacagc tctcagggta tttctcagcc cccaacccca 1080 ggcaacctgc cagtcccttc cccaatgtcc cccagctctg ctagcatctc ctcatttcat 1140 ggagatgaaa gtgatagcat tagcagccca ggctggccaa agactccatc aagccctaag 1200 tccagctcct ccaccactac tggggagaag atcacgaagg tgtacgagct ggggaatgag 1260 ccagagagaa agctctgggt cgaccgatac ctcaccttca tggaagagag aggctctcct 1320 gtctcaagtc tgcctgccgt gggcaagaag cccctggacc tgttccgact ctacgtctgc 1380 gtcaaagaga tcgggggttt ggcccaggtt aataaaaaca agaagtggcg tgagctggca 1440 accaacctaa acgttggcac ctcaagcagt gcagcgagct ccatgaaaaa gcagtatatt 1500 cagtacctgt ttgcctttga gagcaagatc gaacctaact cgggatcctt gcaaggccca 1560 cagacccccc agtcaactgg cagcaattcc atggcagagg ttccaggtga cctgaagcca 1620 cctaccccag cctccacccc tcacggccag atgactccaa tgcaaggtgg aagaagcagt 1680 acaatcagtg tgcacgaccc attctcagat gtgagtgatt catccttccc gaaacggaac 1740 tccatgactc caaacgcccc ctaccagcag ggcatgagca tgcccgatgt gatgggcagg 1800 atgccctatg agcccaacaa ggaccccttt gggggaatga gaaaagtgcc tggaagcagc 1860 gagcccttta tgacgcaagg acagatgccc aacagcagca tgcaggacat gtacaaccaa 1920 agtccctccg gagcaatgtc taacctgggc atggggcagc gccagcagtt tccctatgga 1980 gccagttacg accgaagcac tgttgctact ttcaatctct cccagttgtc tggatttctc 2040 gaacttttag tcgagtactt tagaaaatgc ctgattgaca tttttggaat tcttatggaa 2100 tatgaagtgg gagaccccag ccaaaaagca cttgatcaca acgcagcaag gaaggatgac 2160 agccagtcct tggcagacga ttctgggaaa gaggaggaag atgctgaatg tattgatgac 2220 gacgaggaag acgaggagga tgaggaggaa gacagcgaga agacagaaag cgatgaaaag 2280 agcagcatcg ctctgactgc cccggacgcc gctgcagacc caaaggagaa gcccaagcaa 2340 gccagtaagt tcgacaagct gccaataaag atagtcaaaa agaacaacct gtttgttgtt 2400 gaccgatctg acaagttggg gcgtgtgcag gagttcaata gtggccttct gcactggcag 2460 ctcggcgggg gtgacaccac cgagcacatt cagactcact ttgagagcaa gatggaaatt 2520 cctcctcgca ggcgcccacc tcccccctta agctccgcag gtagaaagaa agagcaagaa 2580 ggcaaaggcg actctgaaga gcagcaagag aaaagcatca tagcaaccat cgatgacgtc 2640 ctctctgctc ggccaggggc attgcctgaa gacgcaaacc ctgggcccca gaccgaaagc 2700 agtaagtttc cctttggtat ccagcaagcc aaaagtcacc ggaacatcaa gctgctggag 2760 gacgagccca ggagccgaga cgagactcct ctgtgtacca tcgcgcactg gcaggactcg 2820 ctggctaagc gatgcatctg tgtgtccaat attgtccgta gcttgtcatt cgtgcctggc 2880 aatgatgccg aaatgtccaa acatccaggc ctggtgctga tcctggggaa gctgattctt 2940 cttcaccacg agcatccaga gagaaagcga gcaccgcaga cctatgagaa agaggaggat 3000 gaggacaagg gggtggcctg cagcaaagat gagtggtggt gggactgcct cgaggtcttg 3060 agggataaca cgttggtcac gttggccaac atttccgggc agctagactt gtctgcttac 3120 acggaaagca tctgcttgcc aattttggat ggcttgctgc actggatggt gtgcccgtct 3180 gcagaggcac aagatccctt tccaactgtg ggacccaact cggtcctgtc gcctcagaga 3240 cttgtgctgg agaccctctg taaactcagt atccaggaca ataatgtgga cctgatcttg 3300 gccactcctc catttagtcg tcaggagaaa ttctatgcta cattagttag gtacgttggg 3360 gatcgcaaaa acccagtctg tcgagaaatg tccatggcgc ttttatcgaa ccttgcccaa 3420 ggggacgcac tagcagcaag ggccatagct gtgcagaaag gaagcattgg aaacttgata 3480 agcttcctag aggatggggt cacgatggcc cagtaccagc agagccagca caacctcatg 3540 cacatgcagc ccccgcccct ggaaccacct agcgtagaca tgatgtgcag ggcggccaag 3600 gctttgctag ccatggccag agtggacgaa aaccgctcgg aattcctttt gcacgagggc 3660 cggttgctgg atatctcgat atcagctgtc ctgaactctc tggttgcatc tgtcatctgt 3720 gatgtactgt ttcagattgg gcagttatga 3750 <210> SEQ ID NO 33 <211> LENGTH: 1249 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 33 Asp Leu Ser Gly Ser Ile Asp Asp Leu Pro Thr Gly Thr Glu Ala Thr 1 5 10 15 Leu Ser Ser Ala Val Ser Ala Ser Gly Ser Thr Ser Ser Gln Gly Asp 20 25 30 Gln Ser Asn Pro Ala Gln Ser Pro Phe Ser Pro His Ala Ser Pro His 35 40 45 Leu Ser Ser Ile Pro Gly Gly Pro Ser Pro Ser Pro Val Gly Ser Pro 50 55 60 Val Gly Ser Asn Gln Ser Arg Ser Gly Pro Ile Ser Pro Ala Ser Ile 65 70 75 80 Pro Gly Phe Met Ala Gly Thr Gln Arg Asn Pro Gln Met Ala Gln Tyr 85 90 95 Gly Pro Gln Gln Thr Gly Pro Ser Met Ser Pro His Pro Ser Pro Gly 100 105 110 Gly Gln Met His Ala Gly Ile Ser Ser Phe Gln Gln Ser Asn Ser Ser 115 120 125 Gly Thr Tyr Gly Pro Gln Met Ser Gln Tyr Gly Pro Gln Gly Asn Tyr 130 135 140 Ser Arg Pro Pro Ala Tyr Ser Gly Val Pro Ser Ala Ser Tyr Ser Gly 145 150 155 160 Pro Gly Pro Gly Met Gly Ile Ser Ala Asn Asn Gln Met His Gly Gln 165 170 175 Gly Pro Ser Gln Pro Cys Gly Ala Val Pro Leu Gly Arg Met Pro Ser 180 185 190 Ala Gly Met Gln Asn Arg Pro Phe Pro Gly Asn Met Ser Ser Met Thr 195 200 205 Pro Ser Ser Pro Gly Met Ser Gln Gln Gly Gly Pro Gly Met Gly Pro 210 215 220 Pro Met Pro Thr Val Asn Arg Lys Ala Gln Glu Ala Ala Ala Ala Val 225 230 235 240 Met Gln Ala Ala Ala Asn Ser Ala Gln Ser Arg Tyr Ala Thr Gln Glu 245 250 255 His Ala Pro Gly Arg Gln Gly Ser Phe Pro Gly Met Asn Gln Ser Gly 260 265 270 Leu Met Ala Ser Ser Ser Pro Tyr Ser Gln Pro Met Asn Asn Ser Ser 275 280 285 Ser Leu Met Asn Thr Gln Ala Pro Pro Tyr Ser Met Ala Pro Ala Met 290 295 300 Val Asn Ser Ser Ala Ala Ser Val Gly Leu Ala Asp Met Met Ser Pro 305 310 315 320 Gly Glu Ser Lys Leu Pro Leu Pro Leu Lys Ala Asp Gly Lys Glu Glu 325 330 335 Gly Thr Pro Gln Pro Glu Ser Lys Ser Lys Asp Ser Tyr Ser Ser Gln 340 345 350 Gly Ile Ser Gln Pro Pro Thr Pro Gly Asn Leu Pro Val Pro Ser Pro 355 360 365 Met Ser Pro Ser Ser Ala Ser Ile Ser Ser Phe His Gly Asp Glu Ser 370 375 380 Asp Ser Ile Ser Ser Pro Gly Trp Pro Lys Thr Pro Ser Ser Pro Lys 385 390 395 400 Ser Ser Ser Ser Thr Thr Thr Gly Glu Lys Ile Thr Lys Val Tyr Glu 405 410 415 Leu Gly Asn Glu Pro Glu Arg Lys Leu Trp Val Asp Arg Tyr Leu Thr 420 425 430 Phe Met Glu Glu Arg Gly Ser Pro Val Ser Ser Leu Pro Ala Val Gly 435 440 445 Lys Lys Pro Leu Asp Leu Phe Arg Leu Tyr Val Cys Val Lys Glu Ile 450 455 460 Gly Gly Leu Ala Gln Val Asn Lys Asn Lys Lys Trp Arg Glu Leu Ala 465 470 475 480 Thr Asn Leu Asn Val Gly Thr Ser Ser Ser Ala Ala Ser Ser Met Lys 485 490 495 Lys Gln Tyr Ile Gln Tyr Leu Phe Ala Phe Glu Ser Lys Ile Glu Pro 500 505 510 Asn Ser Gly Ser Leu Gln Gly Pro Gln Thr Pro Gln Ser Thr Gly Ser 515 520 525 Asn Ser Met Ala Glu Val Pro Gly Asp Leu Lys Pro Pro Thr Pro Ala 530 535 540 Ser Thr Pro His Gly Gln Met Thr Pro Met Gln Gly Gly Arg Ser Ser 545 550 555 560 Thr Ile Ser Val His Asp Pro Phe Ser Asp Val Ser Asp Ser Ser Phe 565 570 575 Pro Lys Arg Asn Ser Met Thr Pro Asn Ala Pro Tyr Gln Gln Gly Met 580 585 590 Ser Met Pro Asp Val Met Gly Arg Met Pro Tyr Glu Pro Asn Lys Asp 595 600 605 Pro Phe Gly Gly Met Arg Lys Val Pro Gly Ser Ser Glu Pro Phe Met 610 615 620 Thr Gln Gly Gln Met Pro Asn Ser Ser Met Gln Asp Met Tyr Asn Gln 625 630 635 640 Ser Pro Ser Gly Ala Met Ser Asn Leu Gly Met Gly Gln Arg Gln Gln 645 650 655 Phe Pro Tyr Gly Ala Ser Tyr Asp Arg Ser Thr Val Ala Thr Phe Asn 660 665 670 Leu Ser Gln Leu Ser Gly Phe Leu Glu Leu Leu Val Glu Tyr Phe Arg 675 680 685 Lys Cys Leu Ile Asp Ile Phe Gly Ile Leu Met Glu Tyr Glu Val Gly 690 695 700 Asp Pro Ser Gln Lys Ala Leu Asp His Asn Ala Ala Arg Lys Asp Asp 705 710 715 720 Ser Gln Ser Leu Ala Asp Asp Ser Gly Lys Glu Glu Glu Asp Ala Glu 725 730 735 Cys Ile Asp Asp Asp Glu Glu Asp Glu Glu Asp Glu Glu Glu Asp Ser 740 745 750 Glu Lys Thr Glu Ser Asp Glu Lys Ser Ser Ile Ala Leu Thr Ala Pro 755 760 765 Asp Ala Ala Ala Asp Pro Lys Glu Lys Pro Lys Gln Ala Ser Lys Phe 770 775 780 Asp Lys Leu Pro Ile Lys Ile Val Lys Lys Asn Asn Leu Phe Val Val 785 790 795 800 Asp Arg Ser Asp Lys Leu Gly Arg Val Gln Glu Phe Asn Ser Gly Leu 805 810 815 Leu His Trp Gln Leu Gly Gly Gly Asp Thr Thr Glu His Ile Gln Thr 820 825 830 His Phe Glu Ser Lys Met Glu Ile Pro Pro Arg Arg Arg Pro Pro Pro 835 840 845 Pro Leu Ser Ser Ala Gly Arg Lys Lys Glu Gln Glu Gly Lys Gly Asp 850 855 860 Ser Glu Glu Gln Gln Glu Lys Ser Ile Ile Ala Thr Ile Asp Asp Val 865 870 875 880 Leu Ser Ala Arg Pro Gly Ala Leu Pro Glu Asp Ala Asn Pro Gly Pro 885 890 895 Gln Thr Glu Ser Ser Lys Phe Pro Phe Gly Ile Gln Gln Ala Lys Ser 900 905 910 His Arg Asn Ile Lys Leu Leu Glu Asp Glu Pro Arg Ser Arg Asp Glu 915 920 925 Thr Pro Leu Cys Thr Ile Ala His Trp Gln Asp Ser Leu Ala Lys Arg 930 935 940 Cys Ile Cys Val Ser Asn Ile Val Arg Ser Leu Ser Phe Val Pro Gly 945 950 955 960 Asn Asp Ala Glu Met Ser Lys His Pro Gly Leu Val Leu Ile Leu Gly 965 970 975 Lys Leu Ile Leu Leu His His Glu His Pro Glu Arg Lys Arg Ala Pro 980 985 990 Gln Thr Tyr Glu Lys Glu Glu Asp Glu Asp Lys Gly Val Ala Cys Ser 995 1000 1005 Lys Asp Glu Trp Trp Trp Asp Cys Leu Glu Val Leu Arg Asp Asn Thr 1010 1015 1020 Leu Val Thr Leu Ala Asn Ile Ser Gly Gln Leu Asp Leu Ser Ala Tyr 1025 1030 1035 1040 Thr Glu Ser Ile Cys Leu Pro Ile Leu Asp Gly Leu Leu His Trp Met 1045 1050 1055 Val Cys Pro Ser Ala Glu Ala Gln Asp Pro Phe Pro Thr Val Gly Pro 1060 1065 1070 Asn Ser Val Leu Ser Pro Gln Arg Leu Val Leu Glu Thr Leu Cys Lys 1075 1080 1085 Leu Ser Ile Gln Asp Asn Asn Val Asp Leu Ile Leu Ala Thr Pro Pro 1090 1095 1100 Phe Ser Arg Gln Glu Lys Phe Tyr Ala Thr Leu Val Arg Tyr Val Gly 1105 1110 1115 1120 Asp Arg Lys Asn Pro Val Cys Arg Glu Met Ser Met Ala Leu Leu Ser 1125 1130 1135 Asn Leu Ala Gln Gly Asp Ala Leu Ala Ala Arg Ala Ile Ala Val Gln 1140 1145 1150 Lys Gly Ser Ile Gly Asn Leu Ile Ser Phe Leu Glu Asp Gly Val Thr 1155 1160 1165 Met Ala Gln Tyr Gln Gln Ser Gln His Asn Leu Met His Met Gln Pro 1170 1175 1180 Pro Pro Leu Glu Pro Pro Ser Val Asp Met Met Cys Arg Ala Ala Lys 1185 1190 1195 1200 Ala Leu Leu Ala Met Ala Arg Val Asp Glu Asn Arg Ser Glu Phe Leu 1205 1210 1215 Leu His Glu Gly Arg Leu Leu Asp Ile Ser Ile Ser Ala Val Leu Asn 1220 1225 1230 Ser Leu Val Ala Ser Val Ile Cys Asp Val Leu Phe Gln Ile Gly Gln 1235 1240 1245 Leu <210> SEQ ID NO 34 <211> LENGTH: 2887 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 34 taactgagcg aggagcaatt gattaatagc tcggcgaggg gactcactga ctgttataat 60 aacactacac cagcaactcc tggcttccca gcagccggaa cacagacagg agagagtcag 120 tggcaaatag acatttttct tatttcttaa aaaacagcaa cttgtttgct acttttattt 180 ctgttgattt ttttttcttg gtgtgtgtgg tggttgtttt taagtgtgga gggcaaaagg 240 agataccatc ccaggctcag tccaacccct ctccaaaacg gcttttctga cactccaggt 300 agcgagggag ttgggtctcc aggttgtgcg aggagcaaat gatgaccgcc aaggccgtag 360 acaaaatccc agtaactctc agtggttttg tgcaccagct gtctgacaac atctacccgg 420 tggaggacct cgccgccacg tcggtgacca tctttcccaa tgccgaactg ggaggcccct 480 ttgaccagat gaacggagtg gccggagatg gcatgatcaa cattgacatg actggagaga 540 agaggtcgtt ggatctccca tatcccagca gctttgctcc cgtctctgca cctagaaacc 600 agaccttcac ttacatgggc aagttctcca ttgaccctca gtaccctggt gccagctgct 660 acccagaagg cataatcaat attgtgagtg caggcatctt gcaaggggtc acttccccag 720 cttcaaccac agcctcatcc agcgtcacct ctgcctcccc caacccactg gccacaggac 780 ccctgggtgt gtgcaccatg tcccagaccc agcctgacct ggaccacctg tactctccgc 840 caccgcctcc tcctccttat tctggctgtg caggagacct ctaccaggac ccttctgcgt 900 tcctgtcagc agccaccacc tccacctctt cctctctggc ctacccacca cctccttcct 960 atccatcccc caagccagcc acggacccag gtctcttccc aatgatccca gactatcctg 1020 gattctttcc atctcagtgc cagagagacc tacatggtac agctggccca gaccgtaagc 1080 cctttccctg cccactggac accctgcggg tgccccctcc actcactcca ctctctacaa 1140 tccgtaactt taccctgggg ggccccagtg ctggggtgac cggaccaggg gccagtggag 1200 gcagcgaggg accccggctg cctggtagca gctcagcagc agcagcagcc gccgccgccg 1260 ccgcctataa cccacaccac ctgccactgc ggcccattct gaggcctcgc aagtacccca 1320 acagacccag caagacgccg gtgcacgaga ggccctaccc gtgcccagca gaaggctgcg 1380 accggcggtt ctcccgctct gacgagctga cacggcacat ccgaatccac actgggcata 1440 agcccttcca gtgtcggatc tgcatgcgca acttcagccg cagtgaccac ctcaccaccc 1500 atatccgcac ccacaccggt gagaagccct tcgcctgtga ctactgtggc cgaaagtttg 1560 cccggagtga tgagaggaag cgccacacca agatccacct gagacagaaa gagcggaaaa 1620 gcagtgcccc ctctgcatcg gtgccagccc cctctacagc ctcctgctct gggggcgtgc 1680 agcctggggg taccctgtgc agcagtaaca gcagcagtct tggcggaggg ccgctcgccc 1740 cttgctcctc tcggacccgg acaccttgag atgagactca ggctgataca ccagctccca 1800 aaggtcccgg aggccctttg tccactggag ctgcacaaca aacactacca ccctttcctg 1860 tccctctctc cctttgttgg gcaaagggct ttggtggagc tagcactgcc ccctttccac 1920 ctagaagcag gttcttccta aaacttagcc cattctagtc tctcttaggt gagttgacta 1980 tcaacccaag gcaaagggga ggctcagaag gaggtggtgt ggggacccct ggccaagagg 2040 gctgaggtct gaccctgctt taaagggttg tttgactagg ttttgctacc ccacttcccc 2100 ttattttgac ccatcacagg tttttgaccc tggatgtcag agttgatcta agacgttttc 2160 tacaataggt tgggagatgc tgatcccttc aagtggggac agcaaaaaga caagcaaaac 2220 tgatgtgcac tttatggctt gggactgatt tgggggacat tgtacagtga gtgaagtata 2280 gcctttatgc cacactctgt ggccctaaaa tggtgaatca gagcatatct agttgtctca 2340 acccttgaag caatatgtat tataaactca gagaacagaa gtgcaatgtg atgggaggaa 2400 catagcaata tctgctcctt ttcgagttgt ttgagaaatg taggctattt tttcagtgta 2460 tatccactca gattttgtgt atttttgatg tacactgttc tctaaattct gaatctttgg 2520 gaaaaaatgt aaagcattta tgatctcaga ggttaactta tttaaggggg atgtacatat 2580 attctctgaa actaggatgc atgcaattgt gttggaagtg tccttggtgc cttgtgtgat 2640 gtagacaatg ttacaaggtc tgcatgtaaa tgggttgcct tattatggag aaaaaaatca 2700 ctccctgagt ttagtatggc tgtatatttc tgcctattaa tatttggaat tttttttaga 2760 aagtatattt ttgtatgctt tgttttgtga cttaaaagtg ttacctttgt agtcaaattt 2820 cagataagaa tgtacataat gttaccggag ctgatttgtt tggtcattag ctcttaatag 2880 ttgtgaa 2887 <210> SEQ ID NO 35 <211> LENGTH: 488 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 35 Arg Gly Ser Trp Val Ser Arg Leu Cys Glu Glu Gln Met Met Thr Ala 1 5 10 15 Lys Ala Val Asp Lys Ile Pro Val Thr Leu Ser Gly Phe Val His Gln 20 25 30 Leu Ser Asp Asn Ile Tyr Pro Val Glu Asp Leu Ala Ala Thr Ser Val 35 40 45 Thr Ile Phe Pro Asn Ala Glu Leu Gly Gly Pro Phe Asp Gln Met Asn 50 55 60 Gly Val Ala Gly Asp Gly Met Ile Asn Ile Asp Met Thr Gly Glu Lys 65 70 75 80 Arg Ser Leu Asp Leu Pro Tyr Pro Ser Ser Phe Ala Pro Val Ser Ala 85 90 95 Pro Arg Asn Gln Thr Phe Thr Tyr Met Gly Lys Phe Ser Ile Asp Pro 100 105 110 Gln Tyr Pro Gly Ala Ser Cys Tyr Pro Glu Gly Ile Ile Asn Ile Val 115 120 125 Ser Ala Gly Ile Leu Gln Gly Val Thr Ser Pro Ala Ser Thr Thr Ala 130 135 140 Ser Ser Ser Val Thr Ser Ala Ser Pro Asn Pro Leu Ala Thr Gly Pro 145 150 155 160 Leu Gly Val Cys Thr Met Ser Gln Thr Gln Pro Asp Leu Asp His Leu 165 170 175 Tyr Ser Pro Pro Pro Pro Pro Pro Pro Tyr Ser Gly Cys Ala Gly Asp 180 185 190 Leu Tyr Gln Asp Pro Ser Ala Phe Leu Ser Ala Ala Thr Thr Ser Thr 195 200 205 Ser Ser Ser Leu Ala Tyr Pro Pro Pro Pro Ser Tyr Pro Ser Pro Lys 210 215 220 Pro Ala Thr Asp Pro Gly Leu Phe Pro Met Ile Pro Asp Tyr Pro Gly 225 230 235 240 Phe Phe Pro Ser Gln Cys Gln Arg Asp Leu His Gly Thr Ala Gly Pro 245 250 255 Asp Arg Lys Pro Phe Pro Cys Pro Leu Asp Thr Leu Arg Val Pro Pro 260 265 270 Pro Leu Thr Pro Leu Ser Thr Ile Arg Asn Phe Thr Leu Gly Gly Pro 275 280 285 Ser Ala Gly Val Thr Gly Pro Gly Ala Ser Gly Gly Ser Glu Gly Pro 290 295 300 Arg Leu Pro Gly Ser Ser Ser Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala 305 310 315 320 Ala Tyr Asn Pro His His Leu Pro Leu Arg Pro Ile Leu Arg Pro Arg 325 330 335 Lys Tyr Pro Asn Arg Pro Ser Lys Thr Pro Val His Glu Arg Pro Tyr 340 345 350 Pro Cys Pro Ala Glu Gly Cys Asp Arg Arg Phe Ser Arg Ser Asp Glu 355 360 365 Leu Thr Arg His Ile Arg Ile His Thr Gly His Lys Pro Phe Gln Cys 370 375 380 Arg Ile Cys Met Arg Asn Phe Ser Arg Ser Asp His Leu Thr Thr His 385 390 395 400 Ile Arg Thr His Thr Gly Glu Lys Pro Phe Ala Cys Asp Tyr Cys Gly 405 410 415 Arg Lys Phe Ala Arg Ser Asp Glu Arg Lys Arg His Thr Lys Ile His 420 425 430 Leu Arg Gln Lys Glu Arg Lys Ser Ser Ala Pro Ser Ala Ser Val Pro 435 440 445 Ala Pro Ser Thr Ala Ser Cys Ser Gly Gly Val Gln Pro Gly Gly Thr 450 455 460 Leu Cys Ser Ser Asn Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Gly Gly Pro Leu Ala Pro 465 470 475 480 Cys Ser Ser Arg Thr Arg Thr Pro 485 <210> SEQ ID NO 36 <211> LENGTH: 300 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 36 attaagatgt tctacgagga gcatttgcac ttggacgatg agatccgcta catcctggat 60 ggcagtgggt acttcgatgt gagggacaag gaggaccagt ggatccggat cttcatggag 120 aagggagaca tggtgacgct ccccgcgggg atctatcacc gcttcacggt ggacgagaag 180 aactacacga aggccatgcg gctgtttgtg ggagaaccgg tgtggacagc gtacaaccgg 240 cccgctgacc attttgaagc ccgcgggcag tacgtgaaat ttctggcaca gaccgcctag 300 <210> SEQ ID NO 37 <211> LENGTH: 99 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 37 Ile Lys Met Phe Tyr Glu Glu His Leu His Leu Asp Asp Glu Ile Arg 1 5 10 15 Tyr Ile Leu Asp Gly Ser Gly Tyr Phe Asp Val Arg Asp Lys Glu Asp 20 25 30 Gln Trp Ile Arg Ile Phe Met Glu Lys Gly Asp Met Val Thr Leu Pro 35 40 45 Ala Gly Ile Tyr His Arg Phe Thr Val Asp Glu Lys Asn Tyr Thr Lys 50 55 60 Ala Met Arg Leu Phe Val Gly Glu Pro Val Trp Thr Ala Tyr Asn Arg 65 70 75 80 Pro Ala Asp His Phe Glu Ala Arg Gly Gln Tyr Val Lys Phe Leu Ala 85 90 95 Gln Thr Ala <210> SEQ ID NO 38 <211> LENGTH: 2404 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 38 gaaaaggtgg acaagtccta ttttcaagag aagatgactt ttaacagttt tgaaggatct 60 aaaacttgtg tacctgcaga catcaataag gaagaagaat ttgtagaaga gtttaataga 120 ttaaaaactt ttgctaattt tccaagtggt agtcctgttt cagcatcaac actggcacga 180 gcagggtttc tttatactgg tgaaggagat accgtgcggt gctttagttg tcatgcagct 240 gtagatagat ggcaatatgg agactcagca gttggaagac acaggaaagt atccccaaat 300 tgcagattta tcaacggctt ttatcttgaa aatagtgcca cgcagtctac aaattctggt 360 atccagaatg gtcagtacaa agttgaaaac tatctgggaa gcagagatca ttttgcctta 420 gacaggccat ctgagacaca tgcagactat cttttgagaa ctgggcaggt tgtagatata 480 tcagacacca tatacccgag gaaccctgcc atgtatagtg aagaagctag attaaagtcc 540 tttcagaact ggccagacta tgctcaccta accccaagag agttagcaag tgctggactc 600 tactacacag gtattggtga ccaagtgcag tgcttttgtt gtggtggaaa actgaaaaat 660 tgggaacctt gtgatcgtgc ctggtcagta acacaggcga cactttccta attgcttctt 720 tgttttgggc cggaatctta atattcgaag tgaatctgat gctgtgagtt ctgataggaa 780 tttcccaaat tcaacaaatc ttccaagaaa tccatccatg gcagattatg aagcacggat 840 ctttactttt gggacatgga tatactcagt taacaaggag cagcttgcaa gagctggatt 900 ttatgcttta ggtgaaggtg ataaagtaaa gtgctttcac tgtggaggag ggctaactga 960 ttggaagccc agtgaagacc cttgggaaca acatgctaaa tggtatccag ggtgcaaata 1020 tctgttagaa cagaagggac aagaatatat aaacaatatt catttaactc attcacttga 1080 ggagtgtctg gtaagaacta ctgagaaaac accatcacta actagaagaa ttgatgatac 1140 catcttccaa aatcctatgg tacaagaagc tatacgaatg gggttcagtt tcaaggacat 1200 taagaaaata atggaggaaa aaattcagat atctgggagc aactataaat cacttgaggt 1260 tctggttgca gatctagtga atgctcagaa agacagtatg caagatgagt caagtcagac 1320 ttcattacag aaagagatta gtactgaaga gcagctaagg cgcctgcaag aggagaagct 1380 ttgcaaaatc tgtatggata gaaatattgc tatcgttttt gttccttgtg gacatctagt 1440 cacttgtaaa caatgtgctg aagcagttga caagtgtccc atgtgctaca cagtcattac 1500 tttcaagcaa aaaattttta tgtcttaatc taactctata gtaggcatgt tatgttgttc 1560 ttattaccct gattgaatgt gtgatgtgaa ctgactttaa gtaatcagga ttgaattcca 1620 ttagcatttg ctaccaagta ggaaaaaaaa tgtacatggc agtgttttag ttggcaatat 1680 aatctttgaa tttcttgatt tttcagggta ttagctgtat tatccatttt ttttactggt 1740 atttaattga aaccatagac taagaataag aagcatcata ctataactga acacaatgtg 1800 tattcatagt atactgattt aatttctaag tgtaagtgaa ttaatcatct ggatttttta 1860 ttcttttcag ataggcttaa caaatggagc tttctgtata taaatgtgga gattagagtt 1920 aatctcccca atcacataat ttgttttgtg tgaaaaggaa taaattgttc catgctggtg 1980 gaaagataga gattgttttt agaggttggt tgttgtgttt taggattctg tccattttct 2040 tttaaagtta taaacacgta cttgtgcgaa ttattttttt aaagtgattt gccatttttg 2100 aaagcgtatt taatgataga atactatcga gccaacatgt actgacatgg aaagatgtca 2160 aagatatgtt aagtgtaaaa tgcaagtggc aaaacactat gtatagtctg agccagatca 2220 aagtatgtat gtttttaata tgcatagaac aaaagatttg gaaagatata caccaaactg 2280 ttaaatgtgg tttctcttcg gggagggggg gattgggggg aggggcccca gaggggtttt 2340 ataggggcct tttcactttc tacttttttc attttgttct gttcgaattt tttataagta 2400 tgta 2404 <210> SEQ ID NO 39 211> LENGTH: 278 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 39 His Arg Arg His Phe Pro Asn Cys Phe Phe Val Leu Gly Arg Asn Leu 1 5 10 15 Asn Ile Arg Ser Glu Ser Asp Ala Val Ser Ser Asp Arg Asn Phe Pro 20 25 30 Asn Ser Thr Asn Leu Pro Arg Asn Pro Ser Met Ala Asp Tyr Glu Ala 35 40 45 Arg Ile Phe Thr Phe Gly Thr Trp Ile Tyr Ser Val Asn Lys Glu Gln 50 55 60 Leu Ala Arg Ala Gly Phe Tyr Ala Leu Gly Glu Gly Asp Lys Val Lys 65 70 75 80 Cys Phe His Cys Gly Gly Gly Leu Thr Asp Trp Lys Pro Ser Glu Asp 85 90 95 Pro Trp Glu Gln His Ala Lys Trp Tyr Pro Gly Cys Lys Tyr Leu Leu 100 105 110 Glu Gln Lys Gly Gln Glu Tyr Ile Asn Asn Ile His Leu Thr His Ser 115 120 125 Leu Glu Glu Cys Leu Val Arg Thr Thr Glu Lys Thr Pro Ser Leu Thr 130 135 140 Arg Arg Ile Asp Asp Thr Ile Phe Gln Asn Pro Met Val Gln Glu Ala 145 150 155 160 Ile Arg Met Gly Phe Ser Phe Lys Asp Ile Lys Lys Ile Met Glu Glu 165 170 175 Lys Ile Gln Ile Ser Gly Ser Asn Tyr Lys Ser Leu Glu Val Leu Val 180 185 190 Ala Asp Leu Val Asn Ala Gln Lys Asp Ser Met Gln Asp Glu Ser Ser 195 200 205 Gln Thr Ser Leu Gln Lys Glu Ile Ser Thr Glu Glu Gln Leu Arg Arg 210 215 220 Leu Gln Glu Glu Lys Leu Cys Lys Ile Cys Met Asp Arg Asn Ile Ala 225 230 235 240 Ile Val Phe Val Pro Cys Gly His Leu Val Thr Cys Lys Gln Cys Ala 245 250 255 Glu Ala Val Asp Lys Cys Pro Met Cys Tyr Thr Val Ile Thr Phe Lys 260 265 270 Gln Lys Ile Phe Met Ser 275 <210> SEQ ID NO 40 <211> LENGTH: 2409 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 40 atgtcgggtc gccgctgcgc cggcggggga gcggcctgcg cgagcgccgc ggccgaggcc 60 gtggagccgg ccgcccgaga gctgttcgag gcgtgccgca acggggacgt ggaacgagtc 120 aagaggctgg tgacgcctga gaaggtgaac agccgcgaca cggcgggcag gaaatccacc 180 ccgctgcact tcgccgcagg ttttgggcgg aaagacgtag ttgaatattt gcttcagaat 240 ggtgcaaatg tccaagcacg tgatgatggg ggccttattc ctcttcataa tgcatgctct 300 tttggtcatg ctgaagtagt caatctcctt ttgcgacatg gtgcagaccc caatgctcga 360 gataattgga attatactcc tctccatgaa gctgcaatta aaggaaagat tgatgtttgc 420 attgtgctgt tacagcatgg agctgagcca accatccgaa atacagatgg aaggacagca 480 ttggatttag cagatccatc tgccaaagca gtgcttactg gtaagtctgt atactctggt 540 tattccagga agcctgtaaa gaacaacctt gccaggagtg gcaatgaaga aaaaatgatg 600 gctctactca caccattaaa tgtcaactgc cacgcaagtg atggcagaaa gcatggtgcc 660 tgtgtaaatg caatggactt gtggcaattc actcctcttc atgaggcagc ttctaagaac 720 agggttgaag tatgttctct tctcttaagt tatggtgcag acccaacact gctcaattgt 780 cacaataaaa gtgctataga cttggctccc acaccacagt taaaagaaag attagcatat 840 gaatttaaag gccactcgtt gctgcaagct gcacgagaag ctgatgttac tcgaatcaaa 900 aaacatctct ctctggaaat ggtgaatttc aagcatcctc aaacacatga aacagcattg 960 aaactgtgta ctgttcagag tgtcaactgc agagacattg aagggcgtca gtctacacca 1020 cttcattttg cagctgggta taacagagtg tccgtggtgg aatatctgct acagcatgga 1080 gctgatgtgc atgctaaaga taaaggaggc cttgtacctt tgcacaatgc atgttcttat 1140 ggacattatg aagttgcaga acttcttgtt aaacatggag cagtagttaa tgtagctgat 1200 ttatggaaat ttacaccttt acatgaagca gcagcaaaag gaaaatatga aatttgcaaa 1260 cttctgctcc agcatggtgc agaccctaca aaaaaaaaca gggatggaaa tactcctttg 1320 gatcttgtta aagatggaga tacagatatt caagatctgc ttaggggaga tgcagctttg 1380 ctagatgctg ccaagaaggg ttgtttagcc agagtgaaga agttgtcttc tcctgataat 1440 gtaaattgcc gcgataccca aggcagacat tcaacacctt tacatttagc agctggttat 1500 aataatttag aagttgcaga gtatttgtta caacacggag ctgatgtgaa tgcccaagac 1560 aaaggaggac ttattccttt acataatgca gcatcttacg ggatcacttt ggatgtatta 1620 gttgagatgg ggcacaagga gctgaaggag attggaatca atgcttatgg acataggcac 1680 aaactaatta aaggagtcga gagacttatc tccggacaac aaggtcttaa cccatattta 1740 actttgaaca cctctggtag tggaacaatt cttatagatc tgtctcctga tgataaagag 1800 tttcagtctg tggaggaaga gatgcaaagt acagttcgag agcacagaga tggaggtcat 1860 gcaggtggaa tcttcaacag atacaatatt ctcaagattc agaaggtttg taacaagaaa 1920 ctatgggaaa gatacactca ccggagaaaa gaagtttctg aagaaaacca caaccatgcc 1980 aatgaacgaa tgctatttca tgggtctcct tttgtgaatg caattatcca caaaggcttt 2040 gatgaaaggc atgcgtacat aggtggtatg tttggagctg gcatttattt tgctgaaaac 2100 tcttccaaaa gcaatcaata tgtatatgga attggaggag gtactgggtg tccagttcac 2160 aaagacagat cttgttacat ttgccacagg cagctgctct tttgccgggt aaccttggga 2220 aagtctttcc tgcagttcag tgcaatgaaa atggcacatt ctcctccagg tcatcactca 2280 gtcactggta ggcccagtgt aaatggccta gcattagctg aatatgttat ttacagagga 2340 gaacaggctt atcctgagta tttaattact taccagatta tgaggcctga aggtatggtc 2400 gatggataa 2409 <210> SEQ ID NO 41 <211> LENGTH: 802 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 41 Met Ser Gly Arg Arg Cys Ala Gly Gly Gly Ala Ala Cys Ala Ser Ala 1 5 10 15 Ala Ala Glu Ala Val Glu Pro Ala Ala Arg Glu Leu Phe Glu Ala Cys 20 25 30 Arg Asn Gly Asp Val Glu Arg Val Lys Arg Leu Val Thr Pro Glu Lys 35 40 45 Val Asn Ser Arg Asp Thr Ala Gly Arg Lys Ser Thr Pro Leu His Phe 50 55 60 Ala Ala Gly Phe Gly Arg Lys Asp Val Val Glu Tyr Leu Leu Gln Asn 65 70 75 80 Gly Ala Asn Val Gln Ala Arg Asp Asp Gly Gly Leu Ile Pro Leu His 85 90 95 Asn Ala Cys Ser Phe Gly His Ala Glu Val Val Asn Leu Leu Leu Arg 100 105 110 His Gly Ala Asp Pro Asn Ala Arg Asp Asn Trp Asn Tyr Thr Pro Leu 115 120 125 His Glu Ala Ala Ile Lys Gly Lys Ile Asp Val Cys Ile Val Leu Leu 130 135 140 Gln His Gly Ala Glu Pro Thr Ile Arg Asn Thr Asp Gly Arg Thr Ala 145 150 155 160 Leu Asp Leu Ala Asp Pro Ser Ala Lys Ala Val Leu Thr Gly Lys Ser 165 170 175 Val Tyr Ser Gly Tyr Ser Arg Lys Pro Val Lys Asn Asn Leu Ala Arg 180 185 190 Ser Gly Asn Glu Glu Lys Met Met Ala Leu Leu Thr Pro Leu Asn Val 195 200 205 Asn Cys His Ala Ser Asp Gly Arg Lys His Gly Ala Cys Val Asn Ala 210 215 220 Met Asp Leu Trp Gln Phe Thr Pro Leu His Glu Ala Ala Ser Lys Asn 225 230 235 240 Arg Val Glu Val Cys Ser Leu Leu Leu Ser Tyr Gly Ala Asp Pro Thr 245 250 255 Leu Leu Asn Cys His Asn Lys Ser Ala Ile Asp Leu Ala Pro Thr Pro 260 265 270 Gln Leu Lys Glu Arg Leu Ala Tyr Glu Phe Lys Gly His Ser Leu Leu 275 280 285 Gln Ala Ala Arg Glu Ala Asp Val Thr Arg Ile Lys Lys His Leu Ser 290 295 300 Leu Glu Met Val Asn Phe Lys His Pro Gln Thr His Glu Thr Ala Leu 305 310 315 320 Lys Leu Cys Thr Val Gln Ser Val Asn Cys Arg Asp Ile Glu Gly Arg 325 330 335 Gln Ser Thr Pro Leu His Phe Ala Ala Gly Tyr Asn Arg Val Ser Val 340 345 350 Val Glu Tyr Leu Leu Gln His Gly Ala Asp Val His Ala Lys Asp Lys 355 360 365 Gly Gly Leu Val Pro Leu His Asn Ala Cys Ser Tyr Gly His Tyr Glu 370 375 380 Val Ala Glu Leu Leu Val Lys His Gly Ala Val Val Asn Val Ala Asp 385 390 395 400 Leu Trp Lys Phe Thr Pro Leu His Glu Ala Ala Ala Lys Gly Lys Tyr 405 410 415 Glu Ile Cys Lys Leu Leu Leu Gln His Gly Ala Asp Pro Thr Lys Lys 420 425 430 Asn Arg Asp Gly Asn Thr Pro Leu Asp Leu Val Lys Asp Gly Asp Thr 435 440 445 Asp Ile Gln Asp Leu Leu Arg Gly Asp Ala Ala Leu Leu Asp Ala Ala 450 455 460 Lys Lys Gly Cys Leu Ala Arg Val Lys Lys Leu Ser Ser Pro Asp Asn 465 470 475 480 Val Asn Cys Arg Asp Thr Gln Gly Arg His Ser Thr Pro Leu His Leu 485 490 495 Ala Ala Gly Tyr Asn Asn Leu Glu Val Ala Glu Tyr Leu Leu Gln His 500 505 510 Gly Ala Asp Val Asn Ala Gln Asp Lys Gly Gly Leu Ile Pro Leu His 515 520 525 Asn Ala Ala Ser Tyr Gly Ile Thr Leu Asp Val Leu Val Glu Met Gly 530 535 540 His Lys Glu Leu Lys Glu Ile Gly Ile Asn Ala Tyr Gly His Arg His 545 550 555 560 Lys Leu Ile Lys Gly Val Glu Arg Leu Ile Ser Gly Gln Gln Gly Leu 565 570 575 Asn Pro Tyr Leu Thr Leu Asn Thr Ser Gly Ser Gly Thr Ile Leu Ile 580 585 590 Asp Leu Ser Pro Asp Asp Lys Glu Phe Gln Ser Val Glu Glu Glu Met 595 600 605 Gln Ser Thr Val Arg Glu His Arg Asp Gly Gly His Ala Gly Gly Ile 610 615 620 Phe Asn Arg Tyr Asn Ile Leu Lys Ile Gln Lys Val Cys Asn Lys Lys 625 630 635 640 Leu Trp Glu Arg Tyr Thr His Arg Arg Lys Glu Val Ser Glu Glu Asn 645 650 655 His Asn His Ala Asn Glu Arg Met Leu Phe His Gly Ser Pro Phe Val 660 665 670 Asn Ala Ile Ile His Lys Gly Phe Asp Glu Arg His Ala Tyr Ile Gly 675 680 685 Gly Met Phe Gly Ala Gly Ile Tyr Phe Ala Glu Asn Ser Ser Lys Ser 690 695 700 Asn Gln Tyr Val Tyr Gly Ile Gly Gly Gly Thr Gly Cys Pro Val His 705 710 715 720 Lys Asp Arg Ser Cys Tyr Ile Cys His Arg Gln Leu Leu Phe Cys Arg 725 730 735 Val Thr Leu Gly Lys Ser Phe Leu Gln Phe Ser Ala Met Lys Met Ala 740 745 750 His Ser Pro Pro Gly His His Ser Val Thr Gly Arg Pro Ser Val Asn 755 760 765 Gly Leu Ala Leu Ala Glu Tyr Val Ile Tyr Arg Gly Glu Gln Ala Tyr 770 775 780 Pro Glu Tyr Leu Ile Thr Tyr Gln Ile Met Arg Pro Glu Gly Met Val 785 790 795 800 Asp Gly <210> SEQ ID NO 42 <211> LENGTH: 5175 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 42 tctgatgcca atgcaagtta cttaagagca gctcgagctg gacaccttga aaaggccctc 60 gactacataa aaaatggagt tgacatcaac atttgcaatc agaatgggtt gaacgctctc 120 caccttgctt ccaaagaagg ccatgtagag gttgtttctg agctgctgca gagagaagcc 180 aatgtggatg cagctacaaa gaaaggaaac acagcattgc acatcgcatc tttggctggg 240 caagcagagg tggtaaaagt cttggttaca aatggagcca atgtcaatgc acaatctcag 300 aatggtttca cgccattgta tatggcagcc caggaaaatc acctggaagt tgtcaagttt 360 cttcttgaca atggtgcaag ccagagccta gccacagagg atggcttcac accattggca 420 gtggctttgc aacaaggtca cgaccaagtc gtttcgctcc tgctagagaa tgacaccaaa 480 ggaaaagtgc gtctcccagc tcttcatatc gcggcccgaa aagacgacac gaaagccgcc 540 gccctgctgc tgcagaatga caacaatgca gatgtggaat caaagagtgg cttcactccg 600 ctccacatag ctgctcacta tggaaatatc aatgtagcca cgttgctgtt aaaccgagcg 660 gctgctgtgg atttcaccgc aaggaatgac atcactcctt tacatgttgc atcaaaaaga 720 ggaaatgcaa atatggtaaa actattgctc gatcgaggag ctaaaatcga tgccaaaacc 780 agggatggtc tgacaccact gcactgtgga gcaaggagtg gccacgagca ggtggtagaa 840 atgttgcttg atcgagctgc ccccattctt tcaaaaacca agaatggatt atctccattg 900 cacatggcca cacaagggga tcatttaaac tgcgtccagc ttctcctcca gcataatgta 960 cccgtggatg atgtcaccaa tgactacctg actgccctac acgtggctgc ccactgtggc 1020 cattacaaag ttgccaaggt tctcttggat aagaaagcta accccaatgc caaagccctg 1080 aatggcttta cccctcttca tattgcctgc aagaagaatc gaattaaagt aatggaactc 1140 cttctgaaac acggtgcatc catccaagct gtaaccgaga gaggagaaac agcactgcac 1200 atggcagctc gctccggcca agctgaagtt gtgcggtatc tggtacaaga cggagctcag 1260 gtagaagcta aagctaagga tgaccaaaca ccactccaca tttcagcccg actggggaaa 1320 gcagacatag tacaacagct gttgcagcaa ggggcatctc caaatgcagc cacaacttct 1380 gggtacaccc cacttcacct ttccgcccga gaggggcatg aggatgtggc cgcgttcctt 1440 ttggatcatg gagcgtcttt atctataaca acaaagagcg ggctaacacc actgcatgta 1500 gctgcacatt acgataatca gaaagtggcc cttctgcttt tggaccaagg agcctcacct 1560 cacgcagccg caaagaatgg ttatacgcca ctgcacatcg ctgccaaaaa gaaccagatg 1620 gacatagcga caactctgct ggaatatggt gctgatgcca acgcagttac ccggcaagga 1680 attgcttccg tccatctcgc agctcaggaa gggcacgtgg acatggtgtc gctgctcctc 1740 ggtagaaatg cgaatgtgaa cctgagcaat aagagcggcc tgaccccact ccatttggct 1800 gctcaagaag atcgagtgaa tgtggcagaa gtcctcgtaa accaaggggc tcatgtggac 1860 gcccagacaa aggtatacgg ccctcccttg ccacacggaa aagaatgtgt ccatttggtg 1920 actgcaaatg ggtatacgcc attacatcaa gcagcacagc aggggcatac gcatataata 1980 aatgtcttac ttcagaacaa cgcctccccc aatgaactca ctgtgactgt cacagagaag 2040 cacaaaatga atgttccaga aacgatgaat gaagttcttg atatgtctga tgatgaagtt 2100 cgtaaagcca atgcccctga aatgctcagt gatggcgaat atatctcaga tgttgaagaa 2160 ggtaatagat gcacatggta caaaattccc aaggtacaag agtttacggt gaaaactgac 2220 actttcaaaa gggaagcttt tgatgtgggc ttactctcta catctgcagg tgaagatgca 2280 atgaccgggg acacagacaa atatcttggg ccacaggacc ttaaggaatt gggtgatgat 2340 tccctgcctg cagagggtta catgggcttt agtctcggag cgcgttctgc caggtttctg 2400 gttagcttta tggtggacgc gagagggggc tccatgagag gaagccgtca tcacgggatg 2460 agaatcatca ttcctccacg caagtgtact gcccccactc gaatcacctg ccgtttggta 2520 aagagacata aactggccaa cccacccccc atggtggaag gagagggatt agccagtagg 2580 ctggtagaaa tgggtcctgc aggggcacaa tttttaggcc ctgtcatagt ggaaatccct 2640 cactttgggt ccatgagagg aaaagagaga gaactcattg ttcttcgaag tgaaaatggt 2700 gaaacttgga aggagcatca gtttgacagc aaaaatgaag atttaaccga gttacttaat 2760 ggcatggatg aagaacttga tagcccagaa gagttaggga aaaagcgtat ctgcaggatt 2820 atcacgaaag atttccccca gtattttgca gtggtttccc ggattaagca ggaaagcaac 2880 cagattggtc ctgaaggtgg aattctgagc agcaccacag tgccccttgt tcaagcatct 2940 ttcccagagg gtgccctaac taaaagaatt cgagtgggcc tccaggccca gcctgttcca 3000 gatgaaattg tgaaaaagat ccttggaaac aaagcaactt ttagcccaat tgtcactgtg 3060 gaaccaagaa gacggaaatt ccataaacca atcacaatga ccattccggt gcccccgccc 3120 tcaggagaag gtgtatccaa tggatacaaa ggggacacta cacccaatct gcgtcttctc 3180 tgtagcatta cagggggcac ttcgcctgct cagtgggaag acatcacagg aacaactcct 3240 ttgacgttta taaaagattg tgtctccttt acaaccaatg tttcagccag gtatggaaat 3300 aaaggattcc aaaaagcagt tctggaagga aaacctattt atgttgattg ttatggaaat 3360 ttggccccac ttaccaaagg aggacagcaa cttgttttta acttttattc tttcaaagaa 3420 aatagactgc cattttccat caagattaga gacaccagcc aagagccctg tggtcgtctg 3480 tcttttctga aagaaccaaa gacaacaaaa ggactgcctc aaacagcggt ttgcaactta 3540 aatatcactc tgccagcaca taaaaagatt gagaaaacag atagacgaca gagcttcgca 3600 tccttagctt tacgtaagcg ctacagctac ttgactgagc ctggaatgaa agaaaaaaag 3660 atgcagtccg agttgtccga tgaggaagaa agtacctcaa gaaacacgtc gttgtccgag 3720 acttcccggg gtggccagcc ttcggttaca acgaagtctg ctagagataa gaaaacagag 3780 gcagcacctt taaaatcaaa gagtgaaaag gccggcagtg agaaaaggag cagtagaagg 3840 actgctgatg ccttaacttc ggtcttgaca aaaattaatc gaatagatat agtgacactg 3900 ctagaaggac caatatttga ttatggaaat atttcaggca ccagaagttt tgcagatgag 3960 aacaatgttt tccatgaccc tgttgatggt tatccttccc ttcaagtgga actggaaacc 4020 cccacagggt tgcactacac accacctacc cctttccagc aagatgatta ttttagtgat 4080 atctctagca tagaatctcc ccttagaacc cctagtagac tgagtgatgg gctagtgcct 4140 tcccagggga acatagagca ttccgcagat ggacctccag tcgtaactgc agaagacgct 4200 tccttagaag acagcaaact ggaagactca gtgcctttaa cagaaatgcc tgaagcagtg 4260 gatgtagatg agagccagtt ggagaatgta tgtctgagtg agtatcctca ataccttgga 4320 aatttggctg ggtccccaaa agatgttaaa ccagcagagc ctagaaaact aggagtaagc 4380 tctgagcagc aggagaaagg aaaatctggt cctgatgagg agatgatgga agagaaactc 4440 aaatctctat ttgaggacat tcaacttgaa gaaggagtag agtctgagga gatgacagaa 4500 gaaaaagtac aggctattct taagcgtgtt cagcaagcag aactggaaat gtcttcaatt 4560 acaggttggc agaatgagac atcaagtgga aacctagagt cctgcgctca agctcgaaga 4620 gtaactggtg ggttactaga tcgactggat gacagccctg accagtgtag agattccatt 4680 acctcatatc tcaaaggaga agctggcaaa tttgaagcaa atggaagcca tacagaaatc 4740 actccagaag caaagacaaa atcttacttt ccagaatccc aaaatgatgt aggaaaacag 4800 agtaccaagg aaactctgaa accaaaaata catggatctg gtcatgttga agaaccagca 4860 tcaccactag cagcatatca gaaatctcta gaagaaacca gcaagcttat aatagaagag 4920 actaaaccct gtgtgcctga cttgaaagac agtgagagtg attcaagctc agaggaagag 4980 cggagagtca ctacccgagt tattcgccgg cgtttgatta taaagggaga ggaagcaaaa 5040 aacattcctg gtgaatctgt cacagaagaa caatttactg atgaagaagg caacctcatc 5100 accagaaaag gagaaggttt taaggtgaaa acgaagaaag aaatccggca tgtggaaaag 5160 aagagccact cgtaa 5175 <210> SEQ ID NO 43 <211> LENGTH: 1724 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 43 Ser Asp Ala Asn Ala Ser Tyr Leu Arg Ala Ala Arg Ala Gly His Leu 1 5 10 15 Glu Lys Ala Leu Asp Tyr Ile Lys Asn Gly Val Asp Ile Asn Ile Cys 20 25 30 Asn Gln Asn Gly Leu Asn Ala Leu His Leu Ala Ser Lys Glu Gly His 35 40 45 Val Glu Val Val Ser Glu Leu Leu Gln Arg Glu Ala Asn Val Asp Ala 50 55 60 Ala Thr Lys Lys Gly Asn Thr Ala Leu His Ile Ala Ser Leu Ala Gly 65 70 75 80 Gln Ala Glu Val Val Lys Val Leu Val Thr Asn Gly Ala Asn Val Asn 85 90 95 Ala Gln Ser Gln Asn Gly Phe Thr Pro Leu Tyr Met Ala Ala Gln Glu 100 105 110 Asn His Leu Glu Val Val Lys Phe Leu Leu Asp Asn Gly Ala Ser Gln 115 120 125 Ser Leu Ala Thr Glu Asp Gly Phe Thr Pro Leu Ala Val Ala Leu Gln 130 135 140 Gln Gly His Asp Gln Val Val Ser Leu Leu Leu Glu Asn Asp Thr Lys 145 150 155 160 Gly Lys Val Arg Leu Pro Ala Leu His Ile Ala Ala Arg Lys Asp Asp 165 170 175 Thr Lys Ala Ala Ala Leu Leu Leu Gln Asn Asp Asn Asn Ala Asp Val 180 185 190 Glu Ser Lys Ser Gly Phe Thr Pro Leu His Ile Ala Ala His Tyr Gly 195 200 205 Asn Ile Asn Val Ala Thr Leu Leu Leu Asn Arg Ala Ala Ala Val Asp 210 215 220 Phe Thr Ala Arg Asn Asp Ile Thr Pro Leu His Val Ala Ser Lys Arg 225 230 235 240 Gly Asn Ala Asn Met Val Lys Leu Leu Leu Asp Arg Gly Ala Lys Ile 245 250 255 Asp Ala Lys Thr Arg Asp Gly Leu Thr Pro Leu His Cys Gly Ala Arg 260 265 270 Ser Gly His Glu Gln Val Val Glu Met Leu Leu Asp Arg Ala Ala Pro 275 280 285 Ile Leu Ser Lys Thr Lys Asn Gly Leu Ser Pro Leu His Met Ala Thr 290 295 300 Gln Gly Asp His Leu Asn Cys Val Gln Leu Leu Leu Gln His Asn Val 305 310 315 320 Pro Val Asp Asp Val Thr Asn Asp Tyr Leu Thr Ala Leu His Val Ala 325 330 335 Ala His Cys Gly His Tyr Lys Val Ala Lys Val Leu Leu Asp Lys Lys 340 345 350 Ala Asn Pro Asn Ala Lys Ala Leu Asn Gly Phe Thr Pro Leu His Ile 355 360 365 Ala Cys Lys Lys Asn Arg Ile Lys Val Met Glu Leu Leu Leu Lys His 370 375 380 Gly Ala Ser Ile Gln Ala Val Thr Glu Arg Gly Glu Thr Ala Leu His 385 390 395 400 Met Ala Ala Arg Ser Gly Gln Ala Glu Val Val Arg Tyr Leu Val Gln 405 410 415 Asp Gly Ala Gln Val Glu Ala Lys Ala Lys Asp Asp Gln Thr Pro Leu 420 425 430 His Ile Ser Ala Arg Leu Gly Lys Ala Asp Ile Val Gln Gln Leu Leu 435 440 445 Gln Gln Gly Ala Ser Pro Asn Ala Ala Thr Thr Ser Gly Tyr Thr Pro 450 455 460 Leu His Leu Ser Ala Arg Glu Gly His Glu Asp Val Ala Ala Phe Leu 465 470 475 480 Leu Asp His Gly Ala Ser Leu Ser Ile Thr Thr Lys Ser Gly Leu Thr 485 490 495 Pro Leu His Val Ala Ala His Tyr Asp Asn Gln Lys Val Ala Leu Leu 500 505 510 Leu Leu Asp Gln Gly Ala Ser Pro His Ala Ala Ala Lys Asn Gly Tyr 515 520 525 Thr Pro Leu His Ile Ala Ala Lys Lys Asn Gln Met Asp Ile Ala Thr 530 535 540 Thr Leu Leu Glu Tyr Gly Ala Asp Ala Asn Ala Val Thr Arg Gln Gly 545 550 555 560 Ile Ala Ser Val His Leu Ala Ala Gln Glu Gly His Val Asp Met Val 565 570 575 Ser Leu Leu Leu Gly Arg Asn Ala Asn Val Asn Leu Ser Asn Lys Ser 580 585 590 Gly Leu Thr Pro Leu His Leu Ala Ala Gln Glu Asp Arg Val Asn Val 595 600 605 Ala Glu Val Leu Val Asn Gln Gly Ala His Val Asp Ala Gln Thr Lys 610 615 620 Val Tyr Gly Pro Pro Leu Pro His Gly Lys Glu Cys Val His Leu Val 625 630 635 640 Thr Ala Asn Gly Tyr Thr Pro Leu His Gln Ala Ala Gln Gln Gly His 645 650 655 Thr His Ile Ile Asn Val Leu Leu Gln Asn Asn Ala Ser Pro Asn Glu 660 665 670 Leu Thr Val Thr Val Thr Glu Lys His Lys Met Asn Val Pro Glu Thr 675 680 685 Met Asn Glu Val Leu Asp Met Ser Asp Asp Glu Val Arg Lys Ala Asn 690 695 700 Ala Pro Glu Met Leu Ser Asp Gly Glu Tyr Ile Ser Asp Val Glu Glu 705 710 715 720 Gly Asn Arg Cys Thr Trp Tyr Lys Ile Pro Lys Val Gln Glu Phe Thr 725 730 735 Val Lys Thr Asp Thr Phe Lys Arg Glu Ala Phe Asp Val Gly Leu Leu 740 745 750 Ser Thr Ser Ala Gly Glu Asp Ala Met Thr Gly Asp Thr Asp Lys Tyr 755 760 765 Leu Gly Pro Gln Asp Leu Lys Glu Leu Gly Asp Asp Ser Leu Pro Ala 770 775 780 Glu Gly Tyr Met Gly Phe Ser Leu Gly Ala Arg Ser Ala Arg Phe Leu 785 790 795 800 Val Ser Phe Met Val Asp Ala Arg Gly Gly Ser Met Arg Gly Ser Arg 805 810 815 His His Gly Met Arg Ile Ile Ile Pro Pro Arg Lys Cys Thr Ala Pro 820 825 830 Thr Arg Ile Thr Cys Arg Leu Val Lys Arg His Lys Leu Ala Asn Pro 835 840 845 Pro Pro Met Val Glu Gly Glu Gly Leu Ala Ser Arg Leu Val Glu Met 850 855 860 Gly Pro Ala Gly Ala Gln Phe Leu Gly Pro Val Ile Val Glu Ile Pro 865 870 875 880 His Phe Gly Ser Met Arg Gly Lys Glu Arg Glu Leu Ile Val Leu Arg 885 890 895 Ser Glu Asn Gly Glu Thr Trp Lys Glu His Gln Phe Asp Ser Lys Asn 900 905 910 Glu Asp Leu Thr Glu Leu Leu Asn Gly Met Asp Glu Glu Leu Asp Ser 915 920 925 Pro Glu Glu Leu Gly Lys Lys Arg Ile Cys Arg Ile Ile Thr Lys Asp 930 935 940 Phe Pro Gln Tyr Phe Ala Val Val Ser Arg Ile Lys Gln Glu Ser Asn 945 950 955 960 Gln Ile Gly Pro Glu Gly Gly Ile Leu Ser Ser Thr Thr Val Pro Leu 965 970 975 Val Gln Ala Ser Phe Pro Glu Gly Ala Leu Thr Lys Arg Ile Arg Val 980 985 990 Gly Leu Gln Ala Gln Pro Val Pro Asp Glu Ile Val Lys Lys Ile Leu 995 1000 1005 Gly Asn Lys Ala Thr Phe Ser Pro Ile Val Thr Val Glu Pro Arg Arg 1010 1015 1020 Arg Lys Phe His Lys Pro Ile Thr Met Thr Ile Pro Val Pro Pro Pro 1025 1030 1035 1040 Ser Gly Glu Gly Val Ser Asn Gly Tyr Lys Gly Asp Thr Thr Pro Asn 1045 1050 1055 Leu Arg Leu Leu Cys Ser Ile Thr Gly Gly Thr Ser Pro Ala Gln Trp 1060 1065 1070 Glu Asp Ile Thr Gly Thr Thr Pro Leu Thr Phe Ile Lys Asp Cys Val 1075 1080 1085 Ser Phe Thr Thr Asn Val Ser Ala Arg Tyr Gly Asn Lys Gly Phe Gln 1090 1095 1100 Lys Ala Val Leu Glu Gly Lys Pro Ile Tyr Val Asp Cys Tyr Gly Asn 1105 1110 1115 1120 Leu Ala Pro Leu Thr Lys Gly Gly Gln Gln Leu Val Phe Asn Phe Tyr 1125 1130 1135 Ser Phe Lys Glu Asn Arg Leu Pro Phe Ser Ile Lys Ile Arg Asp Thr 1140 1145 1150 Ser Gln Glu Pro Cys Gly Arg Leu Ser Phe Leu Lys Glu Pro Lys Thr 1155 1160 1165 Thr Lys Gly Leu Pro Gln Thr Ala Val Cys Asn Leu Asn Ile Thr Leu 1170 1175 1180 Pro Ala His Lys Lys Ile Glu Lys Thr Asp Arg Arg Gln Ser Phe Ala 1185 1190 1195 1200 Ser Leu Ala Leu Arg Lys Arg Tyr Ser Tyr Leu Thr Glu Pro Gly Met 1205 1210 1215 Lys Glu Lys Lys Met Gln Ser Glu Leu Ser Asp Glu Glu Glu Ser Thr 1220 1225 1230 Ser Arg Asn Thr Ser Leu Ser Glu Thr Ser Arg Gly Gly Gln Pro Ser 1235 1240 1245 Val Thr Thr Lys Ser Ala Arg Asp Lys Lys Thr Glu Ala Ala Pro Leu 1250 1255 1260 Lys Ser Lys Ser Glu Lys Ala Gly Ser Glu Lys Arg Ser Ser Arg Arg 1265 1270 1275 1280 Thr Ala Asp Ala Leu Thr Ser Val Leu Thr Lys Ile Asn Arg Ile Asp 1285 1290 1295 Ile Val Thr Leu Leu Glu Gly Pro Ile Phe Asp Tyr Gly Asn Ile Ser 1300 1305 1310 Gly Thr Arg Ser Phe Ala Asp Glu Asn Asn Val Phe His Asp Pro Val 1315 1320 1325 Asp Gly Tyr Pro Ser Leu Gln Val Glu Leu Glu Thr Pro Thr Gly Leu 1330 1335 1340 His Tyr Thr Pro Pro Thr Pro Phe Gln Gln Asp Asp Tyr Phe Ser Asp 1345 1350 1355 1360 Ile Ser Ser Ile Glu Ser Pro Leu Arg Thr Pro Ser Arg Leu Ser Asp 1365 1370 1375 Gly Leu Val Pro Ser Gln Gly Asn Ile Glu His Ser Ala Asp Gly Pro 1380 1385 1390 Pro Val Val Thr Ala Glu Asp Ala Ser Leu Glu Asp Ser Lys Leu Glu 1395 1400 1405 Asp Ser Val Pro Leu Thr Glu Met Pro Glu Ala Val Asp Val Asp Glu 1410 1415 1420 Ser Gln Leu Glu Asn Val Cys Leu Ser Glu Tyr Pro Gln Tyr Leu Gly 1425 1430 1435 1440 Asn Leu Ala Gly Ser Pro Lys Asp Val Lys Pro Ala Glu Pro Arg Lys 1445 1450 1455 Leu Gly Val Ser Ser Glu Gln Gln Glu Lys Gly Lys Ser Gly Pro Asp 1460 1465 1470 Glu Glu Met Met Glu Glu Lys Leu Lys Ser Leu Phe Glu Asp Ile Gln 1475 1480 1485 Leu Glu Glu Gly Val Glu Ser Glu Glu Met Thr Glu Glu Lys Val Gln 1490 1495 1500 Ala Ile Leu Lys Arg Val Gln Gln Ala Glu Leu Glu Met Ser Ser Ile 1505 1510 1515 1520 Thr Gly Trp Gln Asn Glu Thr Ser Ser Gly Asn Leu Glu Ser Cys Ala 1525 1530 1535 Gln Ala Arg Arg Val Thr Gly Gly Leu Leu Asp Arg Leu Asp Asp Ser 1540 1545 1550 Pro Asp Gln Cys Arg Asp Ser Ile Thr Ser Tyr Leu Lys Gly Glu Ala 1555 1560 1565 Gly Lys Phe Glu Ala Asn Gly Ser His Thr Glu Ile Thr Pro Glu Ala 1570 1575 1580 Lys Thr Lys Ser Tyr Phe Pro Glu Ser Gln Asn Asp Val Gly Lys Gln 1585 1590 1595 1600 Ser Thr Lys Glu Thr Leu Lys Pro Lys Ile His Gly Ser Gly His Val 1605 1610 1615 Glu Glu Pro Ala Ser Pro Leu Ala Ala Tyr Gln Lys Ser Leu Glu Glu 1620 1625 1630 Thr Ser Lys Leu Ile Ile Glu Glu Thr Lys Pro Cys Val Pro Asp Leu 1635 1640 1645 Lys Asp Ser Glu Ser Asp Ser Ser Ser Glu Glu Glu Arg Arg Val Thr 1650 1655 1660 Thr Arg Val Ile Arg Arg Arg Leu Ile Ile Lys Gly Glu Glu Ala Lys 1665 1670 1675 1680 Asn Ile Pro Gly Glu Ser Val Thr Glu Glu Gln Phe Thr Asp Glu Glu 1685 1690 1695 Gly Asn Leu Ile Thr Arg Lys Gly Glu Gly Phe Lys Val Lys Thr Lys 1700 1705 1710 Lys Glu Ile Arg His Val Glu Lys Lys Ser His Ser 1715 1720 <210> SEQ ID NO 44 <211> LENGTH: 1305 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 44 atggaggagg cggcggcggg ggctacgaag gcgtcttcga gacgtgaagc cgaggagatg 60 aagctggagc cattacaaga gcgtgagccc gcgccggagg agaacttgac gtggagcagc 120 agcggcggcg acgagaagtt tatgacatca gggtttgaag acaagcaatc aacctgtgag 180 acaaaggaac aggagccaaa attggtgaaa cccaagaaaa agagaagaaa aaagtcagtc 240 tatactgtag gcctgagagg gctaatcaat cttgggaaca cttgttttat gaattgtatt 300 gtccaggcac ttacccatat tcctctactg aaagatttct tcctctctga caagcacaaa 360 tgtataatga caagccccag cttgtgtctg gtctgtgaaa tgtcttcgct ttttcatgct 420 atgtactctg ggagccgaac tcctcacatt ccctataagt tactgcatct gatatggatc 480 catgcagaac atttagcagg gtacaggcag caggatgccc atgagttcct tattgcaata 540 ttagacgtgc tacatagaca cagcaaagat gatagtggtg ggcaggaggc caataacccc 600 aactgctgta actgcatcat agaccaaatc tttacaggtg gcctgcaatc agatgtcaca 660 tgtcaagcct gccatagtgt ttctaccacc atagacccat gctgggacat cagtttggac 720 ttgcctggct cttgtgccac attcgattcc cagaacccag agagggctga cagcacagtg 780 agcagggatg accacatacc aggaatcccc tcacttacag actgtctaca gtggtttaca 840 aggccagagc acctaggaag cagtgccaaa atcaaatgca atagttgcca aagctaccag 900 gagtctacta aacagctcac aatgaaaaaa ttacccattg tggcttgttt tcatctcaag 960 cggtttgagc atgtaggcaa acagaggcga aagattaata cctttatctc ctttcccttg 1020 gagctggaca tgactccgtt tttggcctct actaaagaga gcagaatgaa agaaggccag 1080 ccaccaacag attgtgtgcc caatgagaat aagtattcct tgtttgcagt gattaatcac 1140 catggaactt tggaaagtgg ccactatacc agcttcatcc ggcaacaaaa ggaccagtgg 1200 ttcagctgtg atgatgccat catcaccaag gctaccattg aggacttact ctacagtgaa 1260 gggtatttac tgttctatca caaacagggt ctagagaaag actag 1305 <210> SEQ ID NO 45 <211> LENGTH: 434 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 45 Met Glu Glu Ala Ala Ala Gly Ala Thr Lys Ala Ser Ser Arg Arg Glu 1 5 10 15 Ala Glu Glu Met Lys Leu Glu Pro Leu Gln Glu Arg Glu Pro Ala Pro 20 25 30 Glu Glu Asn Leu Thr Trp Ser Ser Ser Gly Gly Asp Glu Lys Phe Met 35 40 45 Thr Ser Gly Phe Glu Asp Lys Gln Ser Thr Cys Glu Thr Lys Glu Gln 50 55 60 Glu Pro Lys Leu Val Lys Pro Lys Lys Lys Arg Arg Lys Lys Ser Val 65 70 75 80 Tyr Thr Val Gly Leu Arg Gly Leu Ile Asn Leu Gly Asn Thr Cys Phe 85 90 95 Met Asn Cys Ile Val Gln Ala Leu Thr His Ile Pro Leu Leu Lys Asp 100 105 110 Phe Phe Leu Ser Asp Lys His Lys Cys Ile Met Thr Ser Pro Ser Leu 115 120 125 Cys Leu Val Cys Glu Met Ser Ser Leu Phe His Ala Met Tyr Ser Gly 130 135 140 Ser Arg Thr Pro His Ile Pro Tyr Lys Leu Leu His Leu Ile Trp Ile 145 150 155 160 His Ala Glu His Leu Ala Gly Tyr Arg Gln Gln Asp Ala His Glu Phe 165 170 175 Leu Ile Ala Ile Leu Asp Val Leu His Arg His Ser Lys Asp Asp Ser 180 185 190 Gly Gly Gln Glu Ala Asn Asn Pro Asn Cys Cys Asn Cys Ile Ile Asp 195 200 205 Gln Ile Phe Thr Gly Gly Leu Gln Ser Asp Val Thr Cys Gln Ala Cys 210 215 220 His Ser Val Ser Thr Thr Ile Asp Pro Cys Trp Asp Ile Ser Leu Asp 225 230 235 240 Leu Pro Gly Ser Cys Ala Thr Phe Asp Ser Gln Asn Pro Glu Arg Ala 245 250 255 Asp Ser Thr Val Ser Arg Asp Asp His Ile Pro Gly Ile Pro Ser Leu 260 265 270 Thr Asp Cys Leu Gln Trp Phe Thr Arg Pro Glu His Leu Gly Ser Ser 275 280 285 Ala Lys Ile Lys Cys Asn Ser Cys Gln Ser Tyr Gln Glu Ser Thr Lys 290 295 300 Gln Leu Thr Met Lys Lys Leu Pro Ile Val Ala Cys Phe His Leu Lys 305 310 315 320 Arg Phe Glu His Val Gly Lys Gln Arg Arg Lys Ile Asn Thr Phe Ile 325 330 335 Ser Phe Pro Leu Glu Leu Asp Met Thr Pro Phe Leu Ala Ser Thr Lys 340 345 350 Glu Ser Arg Met Lys Glu Gly Gln Pro Pro Thr Asp Cys Val Pro Asn 355 360 365 Glu Asn Lys Tyr Ser Leu Phe Ala Val Ile Asn His His Gly Thr Leu 370 375 380 Glu Ser Gly His Tyr Thr Ser Phe Ile Arg Gln Gln Lys Asp Gln Trp 385 390 395 400 Phe Ser Cys Asp Asp Ala Ile Ile Thr Lys Ala Thr Ile Glu Asp Leu 405 410 415 Leu Tyr Ser Glu Gly Tyr Leu Leu Phe Tyr His Lys Gln Gly Leu Glu 420 425 430 Lys Asp <210> SEQ ID NO 46 <211> LENGTH: 1337 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 46 gcagtaacag ccaccctcct gtcatcgcca ccaccgttgt gtccctcaag gctgcgaatc 60 tgacgtatat gccctcatcc agcggctctg cccgctcgct gaattgtgga tgcagcagtg 120 ccagctgctg cactgtggca acctacgaca aggacaatca ggcccagacc caagccattg 180 ccgctggcac caccaccact gccatcggaa cctctaccac ctgccctgct aaccagatgg 240 tcaacaataa tgagaataca ggctctctaa gtccatcaag tggggtgggc agccctgtgt 300 cagggacccc caagcagcta gccagcatca aaataatcta ccccaatgac ttggcaaaga 360 agatgaccaa atgcagcaag agtcacctgc cgagtcaggg ccctgtcatc attgactgca 420 ggcccttcat ggagtacaac aagagtcaca tccaaggagc tgtccacatt aactgtgccg 480 ataagatcag ccggcggaga ctgcagcagg gcaagatcac tgtcctagac ttgatttcct 540 gtagggaagg caaggactct ttcaagagga tcttttccaa agaaattata gtttatgatg 600 agaataccaa tgagccaagc cgagtgatgc cctcccagcc acttcacata gtcctcgagt 660 ccctgaagag agaaggcaaa gaacctctgg tgttgaaagg tggacttagt agttttaagc 720 agaaccatga aaacctctgt gacaactccc tccagctcca agagtgccgg gaggtggggg 780 gcggcgcatc cgcggcctcg agcttgctac ctcagcccat ccccaccacc cctgacatcg 840 agaacgctga gctcaccccc atcttgccct tcctgttcct tggcaatgag caggatgctc 900 aggacctgga caccatgcag cggctgaaca tcggctacgt catcaacgtc accactcatc 960 ttcccctcta ccactatgag aaaggcctgt tcaactacaa gcggctgcca gccactgaca 1020 gcaacaagca gaacctgcgg cagtactttg aagaggcttt tgagttcatt gaggaagctc 1080 accagtgtgg gaaggggctt ctcatccact gccaggctgg ggtgtcccgc tccgccacca 1140 tcgtcatcgc ttacttgatg aagcacactc ggatgaccat gactgatgct tataaatttg 1200 tcaaaggcaa acgaccaatt atctccccaa accttaactt catggggcag ttgctagagt 1260 tcgaggaaga cctaaacaac ggtgtgacac cgagaatcct tacaccaaag ctgatgggcg 1320 tggagacggt tgtgtga 1337 <210> SEQ ID NO 47 <211> LENGTH: 444 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 47 Ser Asn Ser His Pro Pro Val Ile Ala Thr Thr Val Val Ser Leu Lys 1 5 10 15 Ala Ala Asn Leu Thr Tyr Met Pro Ser Ser Ser Gly Ser Ala Arg Ser 20 25 30 Leu Asn Cys Gly Cys Ser Ser Ala Ser Cys Cys Thr Val Ala Thr Tyr 35 40 45 Asp Lys Asp Asn Gln Ala Gln Thr Gln Ala Ile Ala Ala Gly Thr Thr 50 55 60 Thr Thr Ala Ile Gly Thr Ser Thr Thr Cys Pro Ala Asn Gln Met Val 65 70 75 80 Asn Asn Asn Glu Asn Thr Gly Ser Leu Ser Pro Ser Ser Gly Val Gly 85 90 95 Ser Pro Val Ser Gly Thr Pro Lys Gln Leu Ala Ser Ile Lys Ile Ile 100 105 110 Tyr Pro Asn Asp Leu Ala Lys Lys Met Thr Lys Cys Ser Lys Ser His 115 120 125 Leu Pro Ser Gln Gly Pro Val Ile Ile Asp Cys Arg Pro Phe Met Glu 130 135 140 Tyr Asn Lys Ser His Ile Gln Gly Ala Val His Ile Asn Cys Ala Asp 145 150 155 160 Lys Ile Ser Arg Arg Arg Leu Gln Gln Gly Lys Ile Thr Val Leu Asp 165 170 175 Leu Ile Ser Cys Arg Glu Gly Lys Asp Ser Phe Lys Arg Ile Phe Ser 180 185 190 Lys Glu Ile Ile Val Tyr Asp Glu Asn Thr Asn Glu Pro Ser Arg Val 195 200 205 Met Pro Ser Gln Pro Leu His Ile Val Leu Glu Ser Leu Lys Arg Glu 210 215 220 Gly Lys Glu Pro Leu Val Leu Lys Gly Gly Leu Ser Ser Phe Lys Gln 225 230 235 240 Asn His Glu Asn Leu Cys Asp Asn Ser Leu Gln Leu Gln Glu Cys Arg 245 250 255 Glu Val Gly Gly Gly Ala Ser Ala Ala Ser Ser Leu Leu Pro Gln Pro 260 265 270 Ile Pro Thr Thr Pro Asp Ile Glu Asn Ala Glu Leu Thr Pro Ile Leu 275 280 285 Pro Phe Leu Phe Leu Gly Asn Glu Gln Asp Ala Gln Asp Leu Asp Thr 290 295 300 Met Gln Arg Leu Asn Ile Gly Tyr Val Ile Asn Val Thr Thr His Leu 305 310 315 320 Pro Leu Tyr His Tyr Glu Lys Gly Leu Phe Asn Tyr Lys Arg Leu Pro 325 330 335 Ala Thr Asp Ser Asn Lys Gln Asn Leu Arg Gln Tyr Phe Glu Glu Ala 340 345 350 Phe Glu Phe Ile Glu Glu Ala His Gln Cys Gly Lys Gly Leu Leu Ile 355 360 365 His Cys Gln Ala Gly Val Ser Arg Ser Ala Thr Ile Val Ile Ala Tyr 370 375 380 Leu Met Lys His Thr Arg Met Thr Met Thr Asp Ala Tyr Lys Phe Val 385 390 395 400 Lys Gly Lys Arg Pro Ile Ile Ser Pro Asn Leu Asn Phe Met Gly Gln 405 410 415 Leu Leu Glu Phe Glu Glu Asp Leu Asn Asn Gly Val Thr Pro Arg Ile 420 425 430 Leu Thr Pro Lys Leu Met Gly Val Glu Thr Val Val 435 440 <210> SEQ ID NO 48 <211> LENGTH: 3378 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 48 ttgcaggaat catcggaatc cttcaccatg gcatccagcc cggcccagcg tcggcgaggc 60 aatgatcctc tcacctccag ccctggccga agctcccggc gtactgatgc cctcacctcc 120 agccctggcc gtgaccttcc accatttgag gatgagtccg aggggctcct aggcacagag 180 gggcccctgg aggaagaaga ggatggagag gagctcattg gagatggcat ggaaagggac 240 taccgcgcca tcccagagct ggacgcctat gaggccgagg gactggctct ggatgatgag 300 gacgtagagg agctgacggc cagtcagagg gaggcagcag agcgggccat gcggcagcgt 360 gaccgggagg ctggccgggg cctgggccgc atgcgccgtg ggctcctgta tgacagcgat 420 gaggaggacg aggagcgccc tgcccgcaag cgccgccagg tggagcgggc cacggaggac 480 ggcgaggagg acgaggagat gattgagagc atcgagaacc tggaggatct caaaggccac 540 tctgtgcgcg agtgggtgag catggcgggc ccccggctgg agatccacca ccgcttcaag 600 aacttcctgc gcactcacgt cgacagccac ggccacaacg tcttcaagga gcgcatcagc 660 gacatgtgca aagagaaccg tgagagcctg gtggtgaact atgaggactt ggcagccagg 720 gagcacgtgc tggcctactt cctgcctgag gcaccggcgg agctgctgca gatctttgat 780 gaggctgccc tggaggtggt actggccatg taccccaagt acgaccgcat caccaaccac 840 atccatgtcc gcatctccca cctgcctctg gtggaggagc tgcgctcgct gaggcagctg 900 catctgaacc agctgatccg caccagtggg gtggtgacca gctgcactgg cgtcctgccc 960 cagctcagca tggtcaagta caactgcaac aagtgcaatt tcgtcctggg tcctttctgc 1020 cagtcccaga accaggaggt gaaaccaggc tcctgtcctg agtgccagtc ggccggcccc 1080 tttgaggtca acatggagga gaccatctat cagaactacc agcgtatccg aatccaggag 1140 agtccaggca aagtggcggc tggccggctg ccccgctcca aggacgccat tctcctcgca 1200 gatctggtgg acagctgcaa gccaggagac gagatagagc tgactggcat ctatcacaac 1260 aactatgatg gctccctcaa cactgccaat ggcttccctg tctttgccac tgtcatccta 1320 gccaaccacg tggccaagaa ggacaacaag gttgctgtag gggaactgac cgatgaagat 1380 gtgaagatga tcactagcct ctccaaggat cagcagatcg gagagaagat ctttgccagc 1440 attgctcctt ccatctatgg tcatgaagac atcaagagag gcctggctct ggccctgttc 1500 ggaggggagc ccaaaaaccc aggtggcaag cacaaggtac gtggtgatat caacgtgctc 1560 ttgtgcggag accctggcac agcgaagtcg cagtttctca agtatattga gaaagtgtcc 1620 agccgagcca tcttcaccac tggccagggg gcgtcggctg tgggcctcac ggcgtatgtc 1680 cagcggcacc ctgtcagcag ggagtggacc ttggaggctg gggccctggt tctggctgac 1740 cgaggagtgt gtctcattga tgaatttgac aagatgaatg accaggacag aaccagcatc 1800 catgaggcca tggagcaaca gagcatctcc atctcgaagg ctggcatcgt cacctccctg 1860 caggctcgct gcacggtcat tgctgccgcc aaccccatag gagggcgcta cgacccctcg 1920 ctgactttct ctgagaacgt ggacctcaca gagcccatca tctcacgctt tgacatcctg 1980 tgtgtggtga gggacaccgt ggacccagtc caggacgaga tgctggcccg cttcgtggtg 2040 ggcagccacg tcagacacca ccccagcaac aaggaggagg aggggctggc caatggcagc 2100 gctgctgagc ccgccatgcc caacacgtat ggcgtggagc ccctgcccca ggaggtcctg 2160 aagaagtaca tcatctacgc caaggagagg gtccacccga agctcaacca gatggaccag 2220 gacaaggtgg ccaagatgta cagtgacctg aggaaagaat ctatggcgac aggcagcatc 2280 cccattacgg tgcggcacat cgagtccatg atccgcatgg cggaggccca cgcgcgcatc 2340 catctgcggg actatgtgat cgaagacgac gtcaacatgg ccatccgcgt gatgctggag 2400 agcttcatag acacacagaa gttcagcgtc atgcgcagca tgcgcaagac ttttgcccgc 2460 tacctttcat tccggcgtga caacaatgag ctgttgctct tcatactgaa gcagttagtg 2520 gcagagcagg tgacatatca gcgcaaccgc tttggggccc agcaggacac tattgaggtc 2580 cctgagaagg acttggtgga taaggctcgt cagatcaaca tccacaacct ctctgcattt 2640 tatgacagtg agctcttcag gatgaacaag ttcagccacg acctgaaaag gaaaatgatc 2700 ctgcagcagt tctgaggccc tatgccatcc ataaggattc cttgggattc tggtttgggg 2760 tggtcagtgc cctctgtgct ttatggacac aaaaccagag cacttgatga actcggggta 2820 ctagggtcag ggcttatagc aggatgtctg gctgcacctg gcatgactgt ttgtttctcc 2880 aagcctgctt tgtgcttctc acctttgggt gggatgcctt gccagtgtgt cttacttggt 2940 tgctgaacat cttgccacct ccgagtgctt tgtctccact cagtaccttg gatcagagct 3000 gctgagttca ggatgcctgc gtgtggttta ggtgttagcc ttcttacatg gatgtcagga 3060 gagctgctgc cctcttggcg tgagttgcgt attcaggctg cttttgctgc ctttggccag 3120 agagctggtt gaagatgttt gtaatcgttt tcagtctcct gcaggtttct gtgcccctgt 3180 ggtggaagag ggcacgacag tgccagcgca gcgttctggg ctcctcagtc gcaggggtgg 3240 gatgtgagtc atgcggatta tccactcgcc acagttatca gctgccattg ctccctgtct 3300 gtttccccac tctcttattt gtgcattcgg tttggtttct gtagttttaa tttttaataa 3360 agttgaataa aatataaa 3378 <210> SEQ ID NO 49 <211> LENGTH: 904 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 49 Leu Gln Glu Ser Ser Glu Ser Phe Thr Met Ala Ser Ser Pro Ala Gln 1 5 10 15 Arg Arg Arg Gly Asn Asp Pro Leu Thr Ser Ser Pro Gly Arg Ser Ser 20 25 30 Arg Arg Thr Asp Ala Leu Thr Ser Ser Pro Gly Arg Asp Leu Pro Pro 35 40 45 Phe Glu Asp Glu Ser Glu Gly Leu Leu Gly Thr Glu Gly Pro Leu Glu 50 55 60 Glu Glu Glu Asp Gly Glu Glu Leu Ile Gly Asp Gly Met Glu Arg Asp 65 70 75 80 Tyr Arg Ala Ile Pro Glu Leu Asp Ala Tyr Glu Ala Glu Gly Leu Ala 85 90 95 Leu Asp Asp Glu Asp Val Glu Glu Leu Thr Ala Ser Gln Arg Glu Ala 100 105 110 Ala Glu Arg Ala Met Arg Gln Arg Asp Arg Glu Ala Gly Arg Gly Leu 115 120 125 Gly Arg Met Arg Arg Gly Leu Leu Tyr Asp Ser Asp Glu Glu Asp Glu 130 135 140 Glu Arg Pro Ala Arg Lys Arg Arg Gln Val Glu Arg Ala Thr Glu Asp 145 150 155 160 Gly Glu Glu Asp Glu Glu Met Ile Glu Ser Ile Glu Asn Leu Glu Asp 165 170 175 Leu Lys Gly His Ser Val Arg Glu Trp Val Ser Met Ala Gly Pro Arg 180 185 190 Leu Glu Ile His His Arg Phe Lys Asn Phe Leu Arg Thr His Val Asp 195 200 205 Ser His Gly His Asn Val Phe Lys Glu Arg Ile Ser Asp Met Cys Lys 210 215 220 Glu Asn Arg Glu Ser Leu Val Val Asn Tyr Glu Asp Leu Ala Ala Arg 225 230 235 240 Glu His Val Leu Ala Tyr Phe Leu Pro Glu Ala Pro Ala Glu Leu Leu 245 250 255 Gln Ile Phe Asp Glu Ala Ala Leu Glu Val Val Leu Ala Met Tyr Pro 260 265 270 Lys Tyr Asp Arg Ile Thr Asn His Ile His Val Arg Ile Ser His Leu 275 280 285 Pro Leu Val Glu Glu Leu Arg Ser Leu Arg Gln Leu His Leu Asn Gln 290 295 300 Leu Ile Arg Thr Ser Gly Val Val Thr Ser Cys Thr Gly Val Leu Pro 305 310 315 320 Gln Leu Ser Met Val Lys Tyr Asn Cys Asn Lys Cys Asn Phe Val Leu 325 330 335 Gly Pro Phe Cys Gln Ser Gln Asn Gln Glu Val Lys Pro Gly Ser Cys 340 345 350 Pro Glu Cys Gln Ser Ala Gly Pro Phe Glu Val Asn Met Glu Glu Thr 355 360 365 Ile Tyr Gln Asn Tyr Gln Arg Ile Arg Ile Gln Glu Ser Pro Gly Lys 370 375 380 Val Ala Ala Gly Arg Leu Pro Arg Ser Lys Asp Ala Ile Leu Leu Ala 385 390 395 400 Asp Leu Val Asp Ser Cys Lys Pro Gly Asp Glu Ile Glu Leu Thr Gly 405 410 415 Ile Tyr His Asn Asn Tyr Asp Gly Ser Leu Asn Thr Ala Asn Gly Phe 420 425 430 Pro Val Phe Ala Thr Val Ile Leu Ala Asn His Val Ala Lys Lys Asp 435 440 445 Asn Lys Val Ala Val Gly Glu Leu Thr Asp Glu Asp Val Lys Met Ile 450 455 460 Thr Ser Leu Ser Lys Asp Gln Gln Ile Gly Glu Lys Ile Phe Ala Ser 465 470 475 480 Ile Ala Pro Ser Ile Tyr Gly His Glu Asp Ile Lys Arg Gly Leu Ala 485 490 495 Leu Ala Leu Phe Gly Gly Glu Pro Lys Asn Pro Gly Gly Lys His Lys 500 505 510 Val Arg Gly Asp Ile Asn Val Leu Leu Cys Gly Asp Pro Gly Thr Ala 515 520 525 Lys Ser Gln Phe Leu Lys Tyr Ile Glu Lys Val Ser Ser Arg Ala Ile 530 535 540 Phe Thr Thr Gly Gln Gly Ala Ser Ala Val Gly Leu Thr Ala Tyr Val 545 550 555 560 Gln Arg His Pro Val Ser Arg Glu Trp Thr Leu Glu Ala Gly Ala Leu 565 570 575 Val Leu Ala Asp Arg Gly Val Cys Leu Ile Asp Glu Phe Asp Lys Met 580 585 590 Asn Asp Gln Asp Arg Thr Ser Ile His Glu Ala Met Glu Gln Gln Ser 595 600 605 Ile Ser Ile Ser Lys Ala Gly Ile Val Thr Ser Leu Gln Ala Arg Cys 610 615 620 Thr Val Ile Ala Ala Ala Asn Pro Ile Gly Gly Arg Tyr Asp Pro Ser 625 630 635 640 Leu Thr Phe Ser Glu Asn Val Asp Leu Thr Glu Pro Ile Ile Ser Arg 645 650 655 Phe Asp Ile Leu Cys Val Val Arg Asp Thr Val Asp Pro Val Gln Asp 660 665 670 Glu Met Leu Ala Arg Phe Val Val Gly Ser His Val Arg His His Pro 675 680 685 Ser Asn Lys Glu Glu Glu Gly Leu Ala Asn Gly Ser Ala Ala Glu Pro 690 695 700 Ala Met Pro Asn Thr Tyr Gly Val Glu Pro Leu Pro Gln Glu Val Leu 705 710 715 720 Lys Lys Tyr Ile Ile Tyr Ala Lys Glu Arg Val His Pro Lys Leu Asn 725 730 735 Gln Met Asp Gln Asp Lys Val Ala Lys Met Tyr Ser Asp Leu Arg Lys 740 745 750 Glu Ser Met Ala Thr Gly Ser Ile Pro Ile Thr Val Arg His Ile Glu 755 760 765 Ser Met Ile Arg Met Ala Glu Ala His Ala Arg Ile His Leu Arg Asp 770 775 780 Tyr Val Ile Glu Asp Asp Val Asn Met Ala Ile Arg Val Met Leu Glu 785 790 795 800 Ser Phe Ile Asp Thr Gln Lys Phe Ser Val Met Arg Ser Met Arg Lys 805 810 815 Thr Phe Ala Arg Tyr Leu Ser Phe Arg Arg Asp Asn Asn Glu Leu Leu 820 825 830 Leu Phe Ile Leu Lys Gln Leu Val Ala Glu Gln Val Thr Tyr Gln Arg 835 840 845 Asn Arg Phe Gly Ala Gln Gln Asp Thr Ile Glu Val Pro Glu Lys Asp 850 855 860 Leu Val Asp Lys Ala Arg Gln Ile Asn Ile His Asn Leu Ser Ala Phe 865 870 875 880 Tyr Asp Ser Glu Leu Phe Arg Met Asn Lys Phe Ser His Asp Leu Lys 885 890 895 Arg Lys Met Ile Leu Gln Gln Phe 900 <210> SEQ ID NO 50 <211> LENGTH: 2815 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 50 gcctggagcc gacaccaccg ccatcatgcc ggccgtgtcc aagggcgatg ggatgcgggg 60 gctcgcggtg ttcatctccg acatccggaa ctgtaagagc aaagaggcgg aaattaagag 120 aatcaacaag gaactggcca acatccgctc caagttcaaa ggagacaaag ccttggatgg 180 ctacagtaag aaaaaatatg gttacctgtt catttctgtg ctggtgaact cgaactcgga 240 gctgatccgc ctcatcaaca acgccatcaa gaatgacctg gccagccgca accccacctt 300 catgtgcctg gccctgcact gcatcgccaa cgtgggcagc cgggagatgg gcgaggcctt 360 tgccgctgac atcccccgca tcctggtggc cggggacagc atggacagtg tcaagcagag 420 tgcggccctg tgcctccttc gactgtacaa ggcctcgcct gacctggtgc ccatgggcga 480 gtggacggcg cgtgtggtac acctgctcaa tgaccagcac atgggtgtgg tcacggccgc 540 cgtcagcctc atcacctgtc tctgcaagaa gaacccagat gacttcaaga cgtgcgtctc 600 tctggctgtg tcgcgcctga gccggatcgt ctcctctgcc tccaccgacc tccaggacta 660 cacctactac ttcgtcccag caccctggct ctcggtgaag ctcctgcggc tgctgcagtg 720 ctacccgcct ccagaggatg cggctgtgaa ggggcggctg gtggaatgtc tggagactgt 780 gctcaacaag gcccaggagc cccccaaatc caagaaggtg cagcattcca acgccaagaa 840 cgccatcctc ttcgagacca tcagcctcat catccactat gacagtgagc ccaacctcct 900 ggttcgggcc tgcaaccagc tgggccagtt cctgcagcac cgggagacca acctgcgcta 960 cctggccctg gagagcatgt gcacgctggc cagctccgag ttctcccatg aagccgtcaa 1020 gacgcacatt gacaccgtca tcaatgccct caagacggag cgggacgtca gcgtgcggca 1080 gcgggcggct gacctcctct acgccatgtg tgaccggagc aatgccaagc agatcgtgtc 1140 ggagatgctg cggtacctgg agacggcaga ctacgccatc cgcgaggaga tcgtcctgaa 1200 ggtggccatc ctggccgaga agtacgccgt ggactacagc tggtacgtgg acaccatcct 1260 caacctcatc cgcattgcgg gcgactacgt gagtgaggag gtgtggtacc gtgtgctaca 1320 gatcgtcacc aaccgtgatg acgtccaggg ctatgccgcc aagaccgtct ttgaggcgct 1380 ccaggcccct gcctgtcacg agaacatggt gaaggttggc ggctacatcc ttggggagtt 1440 tgggaacctg attgctgggg acccccgctc cagcgtggcc acgcgggcgc tgctgctgtc 1500 cacctacatc aagttcatca acctcttccc cgagaccaag gccaccatcc agggcgtcct 1560 gcgggccggc tcccagctgc gcaatgctga cgtggagctg cagcagcgag ccgtggagta 1620 cctcaccctc agctcagtgg ccagcaccga cgtcctggcc acggtgctgg aggagatgcc 1680 gcccttcccc gagcgcgagt cgtccatcct ggccaagctg aaacgcaaga aggggccagg 1740 ggccggcagc gccctggacg atggccggag ggaccccagc agcaacgaca tcaacggggg 1800 catggagccc acccccagca ctgtgtcgac gccctcgccc tccgccgacc tcctggggct 1860 gcgggcagcc cctcccccgg cagcaccccc ggcttctgca ggagcaggga accttctggt 1920 ggacgtcttc gatggcccgg ccgcccagcc cagcctgggg cccacccccg aggaggcctt 1980 cctcagccca ggtcctgagg acatcggccc tcccattccg gaagccgatg agttgctgaa 2040 taagtttgtg tgtaagaaca acggggtcct gttcgagaac cagctgctgc agatcggagt 2100 caagtcagag ttccgacaga acctgggccg catgtatctc ttctatggca acaagacctc 2160 ggtgcagttc cagaatttct cacccactgt ggttcacccg ggagacctcc agactcatat 2220 cctctcaggc ccggcccagc ctcctgcctc tccacgtcgg ccttcctcac cgtggggaag 2280 ccggctgacc cagctggctg tgcagaccaa gcgcgtggcg gcgcaggtgg acggcggcgc 2340 gcaggtgcag caggtgctca atatcgagtg cctgcgggac ttcctgacgc ccccgctgct 2400 gtccgtgcgc ttccggtacg gtggcgcccc ccaggccctc accctgaagc tcccagtgac 2460 catcaacaag ttcttccagc ccaccgagat ggcggcccag gatttcttcc agcgctggaa 2520 gcagctgagc ctccctcaac aggaggcgca gaaaatcttc aaagccaacc accccatgga 2580 cgcagaagtt actaaggcca agcttctggg gtttggctct gctctcctgg acaatgtgga 2640 ccccaaccct gagaacttcg tgggggcggg gatcatccag actaaagccc tgcaggtggg 2700 ctgtctgctt cggctggagc ccaatgccca ggcccagatg taccggctga ccctgcgcac 2760 cagcaaggag cccgtctccc gtcacctgtg tgagctgctg gcacagcagt tctga 2815 <210> SEQ ID NO 51 <211> LENGTH: 937 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo Sapien <400> SEQUENCE: 51 Pro Gly Ala Asp Thr Thr Ala Ile Met Pro Ala Val Ser Lys Gly Asp 1 5 10 15 Gly Met Arg Gly Leu Ala Val Phe Ile Ser Asp Ile Arg Asn Cys Lys 20 25 30 Ser Lys Glu Ala Glu Ile Lys Arg Ile Asn Lys Glu Leu Ala Asn Ile 35 40 45 Arg Ser Lys Phe Lys Gly Asp Lys Ala Leu Asp Gly Tyr Ser Lys Lys 50 55 60 Lys Tyr Gly Tyr Leu Phe Ile Ser Val Leu Val Asn Ser Asn Ser Glu 65 70 75 80 Leu Ile Arg Leu Ile Asn Asn Ala Ile Lys Asn Asp Leu Ala Ser Arg 85 90 95 Asn Pro Thr Phe Met Cys Leu Ala Leu His Cys Ile Ala Asn Val Gly 100 105 110 Ser Arg Glu Met Gly Glu Ala Phe Ala Ala Asp Ile Pro Arg Ile Leu 115 120 125 Val Ala Gly Asp Ser Met Asp Ser Val Lys Gln Ser Ala Ala Leu Cys 130 135 140 Leu Leu Arg Leu Tyr Lys Ala Ser Pro Asp Leu Val Pro Met Gly Glu 145 150 155 160 Trp Thr Ala Arg Val Val His Leu Leu Asn Asp Gln His Met Gly Val 165 170 175 Val Thr Ala Ala Val Ser Leu Ile Thr Cys Leu Cys Lys Lys Asn Pro 180 185 190 Asp Asp Phe Lys Thr Cys Val Ser Leu Ala Val Ser Arg Leu Ser Arg 195 200 205 Ile Val Ser Ser Ala Ser Thr Asp Leu Gln Asp Tyr Thr Tyr Tyr Phe 210 215 220 Val Pro Ala Pro Trp Leu Ser Val Lys Leu Leu Arg Leu Leu Gln Cys 225 230 235 240 Tyr Pro Pro Pro Glu Asp Ala Ala Val Lys Gly Arg Leu Val Glu Cys 245 250 255 Leu Glu Thr Val Leu Asn Lys Ala Gln Glu Pro Pro Lys Ser Lys Lys 260 265 270 Val Gln His Ser Asn Ala Lys Asn Ala Ile Leu Phe Glu Thr Ile Ser 275 280 285 Leu Ile Ile His Tyr Asp Ser Glu Pro Asn Leu Leu Val Arg Ala Cys 290 295 300 Asn Gln Leu Gly Gln Phe Leu Gln His Arg Glu Thr Asn Leu Arg Tyr 305 310 315 320 Leu Ala Leu Glu Ser Met Cys Thr Leu Ala Ser Ser Glu Phe Ser His 325 330 335 Glu Ala Val Lys Thr His Ile Asp Thr Val Ile Asn Ala Leu Lys Thr 340 345 350 Glu Arg Asp Val Ser Val Arg Gln Arg Ala Ala Asp Leu Leu Tyr Ala 355 360 365 Met Cys Asp Arg Ser Asn Ala Lys Gln Ile Val Ser Glu Met Leu Arg 370 375 380 Tyr Leu Glu Thr Ala Asp Tyr Ala Ile Arg Glu Glu Ile Val Leu Lys 385 390 395 400 Val Ala Ile Leu Ala Glu Lys Tyr Ala Val Asp Tyr Ser Trp Tyr Val 405 410 415 Asp Thr Ile Leu Asn Leu Ile Arg Ile Ala Gly Asp Tyr Val Ser Glu 420 425 430 Glu Val Trp Tyr Arg Val Leu Gln Ile Val Thr Asn Arg Asp Asp Val 435 440 445 Gln Gly Tyr Ala Ala Lys Thr Val Phe Glu Ala Leu Gln Ala Pro Ala 450 455 460 Cys His Glu Asn Met Val Lys Val Gly Gly Tyr Ile Leu Gly Glu Phe 465 470 475 480 Gly Asn Leu Ile Ala Gly Asp Pro Arg Ser Ser Val Ala Thr Arg Ala 485 490 495 Leu Leu Leu Ser Thr Tyr Ile Lys Phe Ile Asn Leu Phe Pro Glu Thr 500 505 510 Lys Ala Thr Ile Gln Gly Val Leu Arg Ala Gly Ser Gln Leu Arg Asn 515 520 525 Ala Asp Val Glu Leu Gln Gln Arg Ala Val Glu Tyr Leu Thr Leu Ser 530 535 540 Ser Val Ala Ser Thr Asp Val Leu Ala Thr Val Leu Glu Glu Met Pro 545 550 555 560 Pro Phe Pro Glu Arg Glu Ser Ser Ile Leu Ala Lys Leu Lys Arg Lys 565 570 575 Lys Gly Pro Gly Ala Gly Ser Ala Leu Asp Asp Gly Arg Arg Asp Pro 580 585 590 Ser Ser Asn Asp Ile Asn Gly Gly Met Glu Pro Thr Pro Ser Thr Val 595 600 605 Ser Thr Pro Ser Pro Ser Ala Asp Leu Leu Gly Leu Arg Ala Ala Pro 610 615 620 Pro Pro Ala Ala Pro Pro Ala Ser Ala Gly Ala Gly Asn Leu Leu Val 625 630 635 640 Asp Val Phe Asp Gly Pro Ala Ala Gln Pro Ser Leu Gly Pro Thr Pro 645 650 655 Glu Glu Ala Phe Leu Ser Pro Gly Pro Glu Asp Ile Gly Pro Pro Ile 660 665 670 Pro Glu Ala Asp Glu Leu Leu Asn Lys Phe Val Cys Lys Asn Asn Gly 675 680 685 Val Leu Phe Glu Asn Gln Leu Leu Gln Ile Gly Val Lys Ser Glu Phe 690 695 700 Arg Gln Asn Leu Gly Arg Met Tyr Leu Phe Tyr Gly Asn Lys Thr Ser 705 710 715 720 Val Gln Phe Gln Asn Phe Ser Pro Thr Val Val His Pro Gly Asp Leu 725 730 735 Gln Thr His Ile Leu Ser Gly Pro Ala Gln Pro Pro Ala Ser Pro Arg 740 745 750 Arg Pro Ser Ser Pro Trp Gly Ser Arg Leu Thr Gln Leu Ala Val Gln 755 760 765 Thr Lys Arg Val Ala Ala Gln Val Asp Gly Gly Ala Gln Val Gln Gln 770 775 780 Val Leu Asn Ile Glu Cys Leu Arg Asp Phe Leu Thr Pro Pro Leu Leu 785 790 795 800 Ser Val Arg Phe Arg Tyr Gly Gly Ala Pro Gln Ala Leu Thr Leu Lys 805 810 815 Leu Pro Val Thr Ile Asn Lys Phe Phe Gln Pro Thr Glu Met Ala Ala 820 825 830 Gln Asp Phe Phe Gln Arg Trp Lys Gln Leu Ser Leu Pro Gln Gln Glu 835 840 845 Ala Gln Lys Ile Phe Lys Ala Asn His Pro Met Asp Ala Glu Val Thr 850 855 860 Lys Ala Lys Leu Leu Gly Phe Gly Ser Ala Leu Leu Asp Asn Val Asp 865 870 875 880 Pro Asn Pro Glu Asn Phe Val Gly Ala Gly Ile Ile Gln Thr Lys Ala 885 890 895 Leu Gln Val Gly Cys Leu Leu Arg Leu Glu Pro Asn Ala Gln Ala Gln 900 905 910 Met Tyr Arg Leu Thr Leu Arg Thr Ser Lys Glu Pro Val Ser Arg His 915 920 925 Leu Cys Glu Leu Leu Ala Gln Gln Phe 930 935 <210> SEQ ID NO 52 <211> LENGTH: 3313 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <400> SEQUENCE: 52 tcacatcccc ttgaccctcc aatcacctcg ggctcccatt tgattggaag gcggcaaagg 60 ctttaatctc ccccttggtg cagctgcttt tgaagtgagt ttcctcgcca gagccccggc 120 tggacacgca gcggctcgca tcgcagagcg cagcgccggc gcggggccgc gagaacgcag 180 cgcaggggag cagcccgagg cggacaccgc gagccgcccg gcactcccgc agtccagccg 240 gctcctctag cccggccacg gctccgctgc gggccaccca ggattactcg cgtctggctc 300 caggcgccga gaaggcgcgc tgggcgcccg tggccgccgc gccagctcct cctcctcccg 360 ctgctcctgc tcccggggcg agcgcgcagc cccgagcccg ccccgcgcct cccggagccc 420 tcccccccgc tgctcccatg cgcgcgggtg ggtcatgagc acagcgccct cgctttctgc 480 cctaagaagc agtaagcaca gcggcggcgg cggcggcgga ggcggaggcg gcggtgcaga 540 ccctgcctgg accagcgcgc tctctggaaa tagctccggc cccggcccag gctcgtcccc 600 ggccggcagc accaagcctt ttgtgcacgc cgtgcccccc tctgaccccc tgcgccaggc 660 caaccgcctg ccaatcaagg tgctgaagat gctgacggca cgaactggcc acattttgca 720 ccccgagtac ctgcagcccc tgccttccac gccggtcagc cccatcgagc tcgatgccaa 780 gaagagcccg ctggcgctgt tggcgcaaac atgttcgcag atcgggaagc ccgacccctc 840 gccctcctcc aaactctcct cggttgcctc caacgggggc ggcgcgggcg gtgccggcgg 900 cggtgctgcg ggcgacaagg acaccaaatc gggccccctg aagctgagcg acatcggcgt 960 ggaggacaag tcgagtttca agccgtactc caaacccggc tcggataaga aggagccggg 1020 aggcggcggt ggaggcggtg gcggtggcgg gggcggcggc gggggtgttt cgtcggagaa 1080 gtcgggattc cgggtaccga gcgccacctg ccagccattc acgcccagga caggcagccc 1140 gagctccagc gcctcggcct gctcgccggg aggtatgctg tcctcggccg ggggtgcccc 1200 ggagggcaag gacgacaaga aagacaccga cgtgggcggc ggtggcaagg gcaccggggg 1260 cgcctcggcc gaagggggac ccacggggct ggcacacggc cggattagct gcggcggcgg 1320 gattaatgtg gatgtgaacc agcatccgga tgggggcccg ggaggcaagg ctctgggctc 1380 ggactgcggc ggttcatcgg gctccagctc cggctccggc cccagcgcgc ccacctcctc 1440 ctcagtgttg ggctctgggc tggtggctcc cgtgtcaccc tacaagccgg gccagacagt 1500 gttccctctg cctcccgcgg gtatgaccta cccaggcagc ctggccgggg cctacgccgg 1560 ctacccgccc cagttcctgc cacacggcgt ggcacttgac cccaccaagc cgggcagcct 1620 ggtgggggcg cagctggcgg cggccgcggc cgggtctctg ggctgcagta agccggccgg 1680 ctccagccct ttggccggag cgtctccgcc gtccgtgatg acagccagtt tgtgccggga 1740 cccttactgc ctcagctacc actgcgctag ccacctggca ggggcggcgg ccgccagcgc 1800 ttcttgcgca catgatccgg ctgctgcggc tgcggcgctg aagtccggat acccgctggt 1860 gtaccccacg cacccgctgc acggtgtgca ctcctcgcta acggccgccg cggctgctgg 1920 cgccacaccg ccctccctgg ccggccaccc cctctacccc tacggcttta tgctccctaa 1980 cgacccactc ccccacatct gcaactgggt gtcggccaac gggccgtgcg acaagcgctt 2040 cgccacgtcc gaagagctgc tgagccactt gcggacccat acggcatttc ccgggacaga 2100 caaactgctg tcgggctacc ccagctcgtc gtctctggcc agcgctgccg cggccgccat 2160 ggcttgccac atgcacatcc ccacctcggg cgcaccgggc agccctggga cgctggcgct 2220 gcgcagcccc caccacgcgc tgggactcag cagccgctac cacccctact ccaagagccc 2280 gcttcccacg cctggcgccc ccgtgccggt gcccgccgcc accggaccgt actactcccc 2340 ctacgccctc tacggacaga gactgaccac cgcctcggcg ctggggtatc agtgagggcg 2400 gccgggaggg cgagcgaggg agaggaggga gagggggagg ggaggagtcc agggagaggc 2460 gggatcacgg cccaggctgc tgacacccgc gcgtggggag gactcgggcc acgaaaggaa 2520 agaaatgtat accgtatcta tctacccgac agcagcgacc gagacccggt gggacactcc 2580 ccttctcccc actttcacct ccccacccaa actttataaa agttgaaaaa atatcatttg 2640 actttttata gaaaaaaaaa ggaaaaaata attgagaaag tgttcatctg aggactgcat 2700 cggtggacac tggtatttat ttatgttagc tccaagcgga ccggtggttc aaaagtgcat 2760 tatttagttt gagctctgta ggtaaaaagg aggtgggaaa aattttaaaa cttgagggta 2820 aaaatgtgga aaacaaaccc tcccatccct tgtagattat aaataaaagc aaaaccgcca 2880 cagaactaga ggtcttctct ttaatgttac tttaaaattg ctatgattgt attgtacgtt 2940 atttaatgtc tgattgaaac acaaatttac atgcatgttt gttacaaaaa aaatgaaaaa 3000 aaaagtcaca atttgtcagc tctgatttca aattgcaatt atttttaagg tgtataccat 3060 cgaagagaat gggtattttt ttgtatgtat tctggaagaa aacaacaaaa aaaaaagaaa 3120 aagaaaaaat tctattccaa aacctcattt gccttatttt gttctttaaa aggaacactt 3180 aactattttt aatttttaag tccacccgct gagaagggga caaggtttac gtcatgtact 3240 aaaataatag acaatgtatc gctttaaaga ttaaaattcc gtatatttga tgtattaaag 3300 ggttttactt ctt 3313 <210> SEQ ID NO 53 <211> LENGTH: 646 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <400> SEQUENCE: 53 Met Ser Thr Ala Pro Ser Leu Ser Ala Leu Arg Ser Ser Lys His Ser 1 5 10 15 Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Ala Asp Pro Ala Trp 20 25 30 Thr Ser Ala Leu Ser Gly Asn Ser Ser Gly Pro Gly Pro Gly Ser Ser 35 40 45 Pro Ala Gly Ser Thr Lys Pro Phe Val His Ala Val Pro Pro Ser Asp 50 55 60 Pro Leu Arg Gln Ala Asn Arg Leu Pro Ile Lys Val Leu Lys Met Leu 65 70 75 80 Thr Ala Arg Thr Gly His Ile Leu His Pro Glu Tyr Leu Gln Pro Leu 85 90 95 Pro Ser Thr Pro Val Ser Pro Ile Glu Leu Asp Ala Lys Lys Ser Pro 100 105 110 Leu Ala Leu Leu Ala Gln Thr Cys Ser Gln Ile Gly Lys Pro Asp Pro 115 120 125 Ser Pro Ser Ser Lys Leu Ser Ser Val Ala Ser Asn Gly Gly Gly Ala 130 135 140 Gly Gly Ala Gly Gly Gly Ala Ala Gly Asp Lys Asp Thr Lys Ser Gly 145 150 155 160 Pro Leu Lys Leu Ser Asp Ile Gly Val Glu Asp Lys Ser Ser Phe Lys 165 170 175 Pro Tyr Ser Lys Pro Gly Ser Asp Lys Lys Glu Pro Gly Gly Gly Gly 180 185 190 Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Val Ser Ser Glu 195 200 205 Lys Ser Gly Phe Arg Val Pro Ser Ala Thr Cys Gln Pro Phe Thr Pro 210 215 220 Arg Thr Gly Ser Pro Ser Ser Ser Ala Ser Ala Cys Ser Pro Gly Gly 225 230 235 240 Met Leu Ser Ser Ala Gly Gly Ala Pro Glu Gly Lys Asp Asp Lys Lys 245 250 255 Asp Thr Asp Val Gly Gly Gly Gly Lys Gly Thr Gly Gly Ala Ser Ala 260 265 270 Glu Gly Gly Pro Thr Gly Leu Ala His Gly Arg Ile Ser Cys Gly Gly 275 280 285 Gly Ile Asn Val Asp Val Asn Gln His Pro Asp Gly Gly Pro Gly Gly 290 295 300 Lys Ala Leu Gly Ser Asp Cys Gly Gly Ser Ser Gly Ser Ser Ser Gly 305 310 315 320 Ser Gly Pro Ser Ala Pro Thr Ser Ser Ser Val Leu Gly Ser Gly Leu 325 330 335 Val Ala Pro Val Ser Pro Tyr Lys Pro Gly Gln Thr Val Phe Pro Leu 340 345 350 Pro Pro Ala Gly Met Thr Tyr Pro Gly Ser Leu Ala Gly Ala Tyr Ala 355 360 365 Gly Tyr Pro Pro Gln Phe Leu Pro His Gly Val Ala Leu Asp Pro Thr 370 375 380 Lys Pro Gly Ser Leu Val Gly Ala Gln Leu Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Gly 385 390 395 400 Ser Leu Gly Cys Ser Lys Pro Ala Gly Ser Ser Pro Leu Ala Gly Ala 405 410 415 Ser Pro Pro Ser Val Met Thr Ala Ser Leu Cys Arg Asp Pro Tyr Cys 420 425 430 Leu Ser Tyr His Cys Ala Ser His Leu Ala Gly Ala Ala Ala Ala Ser 435 440 445 Ala Ser Cys Ala His Asp Pro Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Leu Lys Ser 450 455 460 Gly Tyr Pro Leu Val Tyr Pro Thr His Pro Leu His Gly Val His Ser 465 470 475 480 Ser Leu Thr Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Gly Ala Thr Pro Pro Ser Leu Ala 485 490 495 Gly His Pro Leu Tyr Pro Tyr Gly Phe Met Leu Pro Asn Asp Pro Leu 500 505 510 Pro His Ile Cys Asn Trp Val Ser Ala Asn Gly Pro Cys Asp Lys Arg 515 520 525 Phe Ala Thr Ser Glu Glu Leu Leu Ser His Leu Arg Thr His Thr Ala 530 535 540 Phe Pro Gly Thr Asp Lys Leu Leu Ser Gly Tyr Pro Ser Ser Ser Ser 545 550 555 560 Leu Ala Ser Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Met Ala Cys His Met His Ile Pro 565 570 575 Thr Ser Gly Ala Pro Gly Ser Pro Gly Thr Leu Ala Leu Arg Ser Pro 580 585 590 His His Ala Leu Gly Leu Ser Ser Arg Tyr His Pro Tyr Ser Lys Ser 595 600 605 Pro Leu Pro Thr Pro Gly Ala Pro Val Pro Val Pro Ala Ala Thr Gly 610 615 620 Pro Tyr Tyr Ser Pro Tyr Ala Leu Tyr Gly Gln Arg Leu Thr Thr Ala 625 630 635 640 Ser Ala Leu Gly Tyr Gln 645 

We claim:
 1. A transgenic fly whose genome comprises a DNA sequence encoding a polypeptide comprising the Abeta portion of human APP wherein said DNA sequence encodes Abeta40 (SEQ ID NO: 1) or Abeta42 (SEQ ID NO: 2), fused to a signal sequence, said DNA sequence operably linked to a tissue-specific expression control sequence; and expressing said DNA sequence, wherein expression of said DNA sequence results in said fly displaying an altered phenotype.
 2. The transgenic fly of claim 1 wherein said DNA sequence encodes Abeta42, and wherein said tissue specific expression control sequence comprises the eye-specific promoter GMR.
 3. The transgenic fly of claim 2 wherein said expression of said DNA sequence results in said fly displaying the “rough eye” phenotype.
 4. A transgenic fly whose genome comprises a DNA sequence encoding a polypeptide comprising the wild type C99 portion of human APP (SEQ. ID NO:3) or C99 portion of human APP with the London Mutation (SEQ ID NO: 4), fused to a signal sequence, said DNA sequence operably linked to a tissue-specific expression control sequence; and expressing said DNA sequence, wherein expression of said DNA sequence results in said fly displaying an altered phenotype.
 5. The transgenic fly of claim 4, wherein said DNA sequence encodes wild type C99, and wherein said tissue-specific expression control sequence comprises the UAS control element activated by Gal4 protein produced in the brain by the 7B-Gal4 transgene.
 6. The transgenic fly of claim 5 wherein said expression of said DNA sequence results in said fly displaying a phenotype characterized as a locomotory defect.
 7. The transgenic fly of claim 4, wherein said DNA sequence encodes either wild type C99 or C99 portion of human APP with the London Mutation, and wherein said tissue-specific expression control sequence is the UAS control element activated by Gal4 protein produced by the apterous-Gal4 transgene.
 8. The transgenic fly of claim 7 wherein said expression of said DNA sequence results in said fly displaying the “concave wing” phenotype.
 9. A method to identify genetic modifiers of the APP pathway, said method comprising: (a) providing a transgenic fly whose genome comprises a DNA sequence encoding a polypeptide comprising the Abeta portion of human APP wherein said DNA sequence encodes Abeta40 (SEQ. ID NO:1) or Abeta42 (SEQ ID NO: 2), fused to a signal sequence, said DNA sequence operably linked to a tissue-specific expression control sequence; and expressing said DNA sequence, wherein expression of said DNA sequence results in said fly displaying an altered phenotype; (b) crossing said transgenic fly with a fly containing a mutation in a known or predicted gene; and (c) screening progeny of said crosses for flies that carry said DNA sequence and said mutation and display modified expression of the transgenic phenotype as compared to controls.
 10. The method of claim 9 wherein said genetic modifier and/or its human homolog is a gene that affects the course of Alzheimer's Disease.
 11. The method of claim 9 wherein said DNA sequence encodes Abeta42, and wherein said tissue specific expression control sequence comprises the eye-specific promoter GMR.
 12. The method of claim 11 wherein said expression of said DNA sequence results in said fly displaying the “rough eye” phenotype.
 13. A method to identify genetic modifiers of the APP pathway, said method comprising: (a) providing a transgenic fly whose genome comprises a DNA sequence encoding a polypeptide comprising the wild type C99 portion of human APP (SEQ. ID NO:3) or C99 portion of human APP with the London Mutation (SEQ ID NO: 4), fused to a signal sequence, said DNA sequence operably linked to a tissue-specific expression control sequence; and expressing said DNA sequence, wherein expression of said DNA sequence results in said fly displaying an altered phenotype; (b) crossing said transgenic fly with a fly containing a mutation in a known or predicted gene; and, (c) screening progeny of said crosses for flies that carry said DNA sequence and said mutation and display modified expression of the transgenic phenotype as compared to controls.
 14. The method of claim 13 wherein said genetic modifier and/or its human homolog is a gene that affects the course of Alzheimer's Disease.
 15. The method of claim 13, wherein said DNA sequence encodes wild type C99 and wherein said tissue-specific expression control sequence comprises the UAS control element activated by Gal4 protein produced in the brain by the 7B-Gal4 transgene.
 16. The method of claim 15 wherein expression of said DNA sequence results in said fly displaying a phenotype characterized by a locomotory defect.
 17. The method of claim 13, wherein said DNA sequence encodes either wild type C99 or C99 portion of human APP with the London Mutation, and wherein said tissue-specific expression control sequence comprises the UAS control element activated by Gal4 protein produced by the apterous-Gal4 transgene.
 18. The method of claim 17 wherein said expression of said DNA sequence results in said fly displaying the “concave wing” phenotype.
 19. A method to identify targets for the development of therapeutics to treat, prevent or ameliorate conditions associated with abnormal regulation of the APP pathway said method comprising identifying the human homologs of the genetic modifiers identified according to the method of claim
 9. 20. The method of claim 19 wherein said condition is Alzheimer's Disease.
 21. The method of claim 19 further comprising identifying the human homologs of the genetic modifiers which map to the area on human chromosome 10 shown to have genetic linkage to Alzheimer's Disease.
 22. A method to identify targets for the development of therapeutics to treat, prevent or ameliorate conditions associated with abnormal regulation of the APP pathway said method comprising identifying the human homologs of the genetic modifiers identified according to the method of claim
 13. 23. The method of claim 22 wherein said condition is Alzheimer's Disease.
 24. The method of claim 22 further comprising identifying the human homologs of the genetic modifiers which map to the area on human chromosome 10 shown to have genetic linkage to Alzheimer's Disease.
 25. A method to identify targets for the development of therapeutics to treat, prevent or ameliorate conditions associated with abnormal regulation of the APP pathway, said method comprising identifying genes that are involved in the pathways regulated by the transcription factors encoded by the human sequences selected from the group consisting of hCP50765 (SEQ ID NO. 35) and hCP41313 (SEQ ID NO 15, SEQ ID NO17, SEQ ID NO 53).
 26. The method of claim 25 wherein said condition is Alzheimer's Disease.
 27. A method to identify compounds useful for the treatment, prevention or amelioration of conditions associated with abnormal regulation of the APP pathway comprising assaying for compounds that can modify the phenotypes induced by expression of Abeta, said method comprising: (a) providing a transgenic fly whose genome comprises a DNA sequence encoding a polypeptide comprising the Abeta portion of human APP wherein said DNA sequence encodes Abeta40 (SEQ. ID NO: 1) or Abeta42 (SEQ ID NO: 2), fused to a signal sequence, said DNA sequence operably linked to a tissue-specific expression control sequence; and expressing said DNA sequence, wherein expression of said DNA sequence results in said fly displaying an altered phenotype; (b) administering to said fly a candidate compound; and, (c) assaying for changes in the phenotype of said fly of step (a) as compared to the phenotype of a fly of step (a) not administered the candidate compound.
 28. The method of claim 27 wherein said condition is Alzheimer's Disease.
 29. The method of claim 27 wherein said DNA sequence encodes Abeta42, and wherein said tissue specific expression control sequence is the eye-specific promoter GMR.
 30. The method of claim 29 wherein said expression of said DNA sequence results in said fly displaying said altered phenotype referred to as the “rough eye” phenotype.
 31. A method to identify compounds useful for the treatment, prevention or amelioration of conditions associated with abnormal regulation of the APP pathway comprising assaying for compounds that can modify the phenotypes induced by expression of C99, said method comprising: (a) providing a transgenic fly whose genome comprises a DNA sequence encoding a polypeptide comprising the wild type C99 portion of human APP (SEQ. ID NO:3) or C99 portion of human APP with the London Mutation (SEQ ID NO: 4), fused to a signal sequence, said DNA sequence operably linked to a tissue-specific expression control sequence; and expressing said DNA sequence, wherein expression of said DNA sequence results in said fly displaying an altered phenotype; (b) administering to said fly a candidate compound; and, (c) assaying for changes in the phenotype of said fly of step (a) as compared to the phenotype of a fly of step (a) not administered the candidate compound.
 32. The method of claim 31 wherein said condition is Alzheimer's Disease.
 33. The method of claim 31, wherein said DNA sequence encodes wild type C99, and wherein said tissue-specific expression control sequence comprises the UAS control element activated by Gal4 protein produced in the brain by the 7B-Gal4 transgene.
 34. The method of claim 33 wherein expression of said DNA sequence results in said fly displaying said altered phenotype characterized by a locomotory defect.
 35. The method of claim 31, wherein said DNA sequence encodes either wild type C99 or C99 portion of human APP with the London Mutation, and wherein said tissue-specific expression control sequence comprises the UAS control element activated by Gal4 protein produced by the apterous-Gal4 transgene.
 36. The method of claim 35 wherein said expression of said DNA sequence results in said fly displaying said altered phenotype referred to as the “concave wing” phenotype.
 37. A method for identifying compounds useful for the treatment, prevention or amelioration of conditions associated with abnormal regulation of the APP pathway comprising a) administering candidate compounds to an in vitro or in vivo model of Alzheimer's Disease; and, b) assaying for changes in expression, protein level or protein activity of a homolog of a genetic modifier identified according to the method of claim 9 wherein altered expression, protein levels or protein activity of any one of said homologs compared to levels in a control to which a candidate compound has not been administered indicates a compound of therapeutic value.
 38. A method for identifying compounds useful for the treatment, prevention or amelioration of conditions associated with abnormal regulation of the APP pathway comprising a) administering candidate compounds to an in vitro or in vivo model of Alzheimer's Disease; and, b) assaying for changes in expression, protein level or protein activity of a homolog of a genetic modifier identified according to the method of claim 13 wherein altered expression, protein levels or protein activity of any one of said homologs compared to levels in a control to which a candidate compound has not been administered indicates a compound of therapeutic value.
 39. A method for identifying compounds useful for the treatment, prevention or amelioration of conditions associated with abnormal regulation of the APP pathway comprising a) administering candidate compounds to an in vitro or in vivo model of Alzheimer's Disease; and, b) assaying for changes in expression, protein level or protein activity of a homolog of a genetic modifier selected from the group consisting of those disclosed in Table 1 wherein altered expression, protein levels or protein activity of any one of said homologs compared to levels in a control to which a candidate compound has not been administered indicates a compound of therapeutic value.
 40. The method of claim 39 wherein said human homolog is selected from the group consisting of hCP50765, (SEQ ID NO. 35), hCP41313 (SEQ ID NO 15, SEQ ID NO 17, SEQ ID NO 53), hCP33787 (SEQ ID NO 41) and hCP51594 (SEQ ID NO 43).
 41. A method for the treatment, prevention or amelioration of conditions associated with abnormal regulation of the APP pathway comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a substance that inhibits or promotes the expression and/or function of any one or more of the genes or encoded polypeptides of the human homologs of a genetic modifier identified according to the method of claim
 9. 42. The method of claim 41 wherein said substance is selected from the group consisting of: compounds, triple helix DNA, antisense oligonucleotides, double stranded RNA molecules and ribozymes, and wherein said substances are designed to inhibit expression of any one or more of the human homologs of said genetic modifiers.
 43. The method of claim 41 wherein said substance comprises any one or more antibodies and/or fragments thereof directed to the polypeptide encoded by any one or more of the human homologs of said genetic modifiers.
 44. The method of claim 41 wherein said conditions include Alzheimer's Disease.
 45. A method for the treatment, prevention or amelioration of conditions associated with abnormal regulation of the APP pathway comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a substance that inhibits or promotes the expression and/or function of any one or more of the genes or encoded polypeptides of the human homologs of a genetic modifier identified according to the method of claim
 13. 46. The method of claim 45 wherein said substance is selected from the group consisting of: compounds, triple helix DNA, antisense oligonucleotides, double stranded RNA molecules and ribozymes, and wherein said substances are designed to inhibit expression of any one or more of the human homologs of said genetic modifiers.
 47. The method of claim 45 wherein said substance comprises any one or more antibodies and/or fragments thereof directed to the polypeptide encoded by any one or more of the human homologs of said genetic modifiers.
 48. The method of claim 45 wherein said conditions include Alzheimer's Disease.
 49. A method for the treatment, prevention or amelioration of conditions associated with abnormal regulation of the APP pathway comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a substance that inhibits or promotes the expression and/or function of any one or more of the genes or encoded polypeptides of the human homologs of a genetic modifier wherein said genetic modifiers are selected from the group consisting of those disclosed in Table
 1. 50. The method of claim 49 wherein said substance is selected from the group consisting of: compounds, triple helix DNA, antisense oligonucleotides, double stranded RNA molecules and ribozymes, and wherein said substances are designed to inhibit expression of any one or more of the human homologs of said genetic modifiers.
 51. The method of claim 49 wherein said substance comprises any one or more antibodies and/or fragments thereof directed to the polypeptide encoded by any one or more of the human homologs of said genetic modifiers.
 52. The method of claim 49 wherein said human homolog is selected from the group consisting of hCP50765, (SEQ ID NO. 35), hCP41313 (SEQ ID NO 15, SEQ ID NO 17, SEQ ID NO 53), hCP33787 (SEQ ID NO 41) and hCP51594 (SEQ ID NO 43).
 53. The method of claim 49 wherein said conditions include Alzheimer^(T)s Disease.
 54. A method for the treatment, prevention or amelioration of conditions associated with abnormal regulation of the APP pathway comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a substance that inhibits or promotes the expression and/or function of any one or more of the genes or encoded polypeptides of the human homologs of a genetic modifier identified according to the method of claim
 9. 55. The method of claim 54 wherein said pharmaceutical composition comprises a therapeutically effective amount of a substance selected from the group consisting of: compounds, triple helix DNA, antisense oligonucleotides, double stranded RNA molecules and ribozymes, and wherein said substances are designed to inhibit expression of any one or more of the human homologs of said genetic modifiers.
 56. The method of claim 54 wherein said pharmaceutical composition comprises a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody or antibodies and/or fragments thereof directed to the polypeptide encoded by any one or more of the human homologs of said genetic modifiers.
 57. The method of claim 54 wherein said conditions include Alzheimer's Disease.
 58. A method for the treatment, prevention or amelioration of conditions associated with abnormal regulation of the APP pathway comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a substance that inhibits or promotes the expression and/or function of any one or more of the genes or encoded polypeptides of the human homologs of a genetic modifier identified according to the method of claim
 13. 59. The method of claim 58 wherein said pharmaceutical composition comprises a therapeutically effective amount of a substance selected from the group consisting of: compounds, triple helix DNA, antisense oligonucleotides, double stranded RNA molecules and ribozymes, and wherein said substances are designed to inhibit expression of any one or more of the human homologs of said genetic modifiers.
 60. The method of claim 58 wherein said pharmaceutical composition comprises a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody or antibodies and/or fragments thereof directed to the polypeptide encoded by any one or more of the human homologs of said genetic modifiers.
 61. The method of claim 58 wherein said conditions include Alzheimer's Disease.
 62. A method for the treatment, prevention or amelioration of conditions associated with abnormal regulation of the APP pathway comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a substance that inhibits or promotes the expression and/or function of any one or more of the genes or encoded polypeptides of the human homologs selected from the group consisting of those disclosed in Table
 1. 63. The method of claim 62 wherein said pharmaceutical composition comprises a therapeutically effective amount of a substance selected from the group consisting of: compounds, triple helix DNA, antisense oligonucleotides, double stranded RNA molecules and ribozymes, and wherein said substances are designed to inhibit expression of any one or more of the human homologs of said genetic modifiers.
 64. The method of claim 62 wherein said pharmaceutical composition comprises a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody or antibodies and/or fragments thereof directed to the polypeptide encoded by any one or more of the human homologs of said genetic modifiers.
 65. The method of claim 62 wherein said conditions include Alzheimer's Disease.
 66. The method of claim 62 wherein said human homolog is selected from the group consisting of hCP50765, (SEQ ID NO. 35), hCP41313 (SEQ ID NO 15, SEQ ID NO 17, SEQ ID NO 53), hCP33787 (SEQ ID NO 41) and hCP51594 (SEQ ID NO 43).
 67. The method of claim 66 wherein said conditions include Alzheimer's Disease.
 68. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a substance that inhibits or promotes the expression and/or function of any one or more of the genes or encoded polypeptides of the human homologs of a genetic modifier identified according to the method of claim 9 in an amount effective to prevent, treat or ameliorate a condition associated with abnormal regulation of the APP pathway in a subject in need thereof.
 69. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 68 comprising a substance selected from the group consisting of: compounds, triple helix DNA, antisense oligonucleotides, double stranded RNA molecules and ribozymes, and wherein said substances are designed to inhibit expression of any one or more of the human homologs of said genetic modifiers.
 70. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 68 comprising an antibody or antibodies and/or fragments thereof directed to the polypeptide encoded by any one or more of the human homologs of said genetic modifiers.
 71. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 68 wherein said condition is Alzheimer's Disease.
 72. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a substance that inhibits or promotes the expression and/or function of any one or more of the genes or encoded polypeptides of the human homologs of a genetic modifier identified according to the method of claim 13 in an amount effective to prevent, treat or ameliorate a condition associated with abnormal regulation of the APP pathway in a subject in need thereof.
 73. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 72 comprising a substance selected from the group consisting of: compounds, triple helix DNA, antisense oligonucleotides, double stranded RNA molecules and ribozymes, and wherein said substances are designed to inhibit expression of any one or more of the human homologs of said genetic modifiers.
 74. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 72 comprising an antibody or antibodies and/or fragments thereof directed to the polypeptide encoded by any one or more of the human homologs of said genetic modifiers.
 75. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 72 wherein said condition is Alzheimer's Disease.
 76. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a substance that inhibits or promotes the expression and/or function of any one or more of the genes or encoded polypeptides of the human homologs of a genetic modifier selected from the group consisting of those disclosed in Table 1 in an amount effective to prevent, treat or ameliorate a condition associated with abnormal regulation of the APP pathway in a subject in need thereof.
 77. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 76 comprising a substance selected from the group consisting of: compounds, triple helix DNA, antisense oligonucleotides, double stranded RNA molecules and ribozymes, and wherein said substances are designed to inhibit expression of any one or more of the human homologs of said genetic modifiers.
 78. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 76 comprising an antibody or antibodies and/or fragments thereof directed to the polypeptide encoded by any one or more of the human homologs of said genetic modifiers.
 79. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 76 wherein said condition is Alzheimer's Disease.
 80. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 76 wherein said human homolog is selected from the group consisting of hCP50765, (SEQ ID NO. 35), hCP41313 (SEQ ID NO 15, SEQ ID NO 17, SEQ ID NO 53), hCP33787 (SEQ ID NO 41) and hCP51594 (SEQ ID NO 43).
 81. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 80 wherein said condition is Alzheimer's Disease.
 82. A method to treat, prevent or ameliorate conditions associated with abnormal regulation of the APP pathway comprising: (a) assaying for MRNA and/or protein levels of a human homolog of a genetic modifier identified according to the method of claim 9 in a subject; and, (b) administering to a subject with abnormal mRNA and/or protein levels compared to controls a substance in an amount sufficient to treat or ameliorate the pathological effects of said condition.
 83. The method of claim 82 wherein said condition is Alzheimer's Disease.
 84. A method to treat, prevent or ameliorate conditions associated with abnormal regulation of the APP pathway comprising: a) assaying for mRNA and/or protein levels of a human homolog of a genetic modifier identified according to the method of claim 13 in a subject; and, b) administering to a subject with abnormal mRNA and/or protein levels compared to controls a substance in an amount sufficient to treat or ameliorate the pathological effects of said condition.
 85. The method of claim 84 wherein said condition is Alzheimer's Disease.
 86. A method to treat, prevent or ameliorate conditions associated with abnormal regulation of the APP pathway comprising: a) assaying for mRNA and/or protein levels of a human homolog of a genetic modifier selected from the group consisting of those disclosed in Table 1 in a subject; and, b) administering to a subject with abnormal mRNA and/or protein levels compared to controls a substance in an amount sufficient to treat or ameliorate the pathological effects of said condition.
 87. The method of claim 86 wherein said condition is Alzheimer's Disease.
 88. The method of claim 86 wherein said human homolog is selected from the group consisting of hCP50765, (SEQ ID NO. 35), hCP41313 (SEQ ID NO 15, SEQ ID NO, SEQ ID NO 53), hCP33787 (SEQ ID NO 41) and hCP51594 (SEQ ID NO 43).
 89. The method of claim 88 wherein said condition is Alzheimer's Disease.
 90. A diagnostic kit for detecting mRNA levels and/or protein levels of a human homolog of a genetic modifier identified according to the method of claim 9 in a biological sample, said kit comprising: (a) a polynucleotide of a human homolog of a genetic modifier or a fragment thereof; (b) a nucleotide sequence complementary to that of (a); (c) a polypeptide of a human homolog of a genetic modifier, or a fragment thereof; or (d) an antibody to said polypeptide wherein components (a), (b), (c) or (d) may comprise a substantial component.
 91. A diagnostic kit for detecting mRNA levels and/or protein levels of a human homolog of a genetic modifier identified according to the method of claim 13 in a biological sample, said kit comprising: (a) a polynucleotide of a human homolog of a genetic modifier or a fragment thereof; (b) a nucleotide sequence complementary to that of (a); (c) a polypeptide of a human homolog of a genetic modifier, or a fragment thereof; or (d) an antibody to said polypeptide wherein components (a), (b), (c) or (d) may comprise a substantial component.
 92. A diagnostic kit for detecting mRNA levels and/or protein levels of a human homolog of a genetic modifier selected from the group consisting of those disclosed in Table 1 in a biological sample, said kit comprising: (a) a polynucleotide of a human homolog of a genetic modifier or a fragment thereof; (b) a nucleotide sequence complementary to that of (a); (c) a polypeptide of a human homolog of a genetic modifier, or a fragment thereof; or (d) an antibody to said polypeptide wherein components (a), (b), (c) or (d) may comprise a substantial component.
 93. The diagnostic kit of claim 92 wherein said human homolog is selected from the group consisting of hCP50765, (SEQ ID NO. 35), hCP41313 (SEQ ID NO 15, SEQ ID NO 17, SEQ ID NO 53), hCP33787 (SEQ ID NO 41) and hCP51594 (SEQ ID NO 43).
 94. A method to diagnose subjects suffering from conditions associated with abnormal regulation of the APP pathway comprising measuring the mRNA level and/or the level or activity of polypeptides encoded by any one or more of the human homologs of a genetic modifier identified according to the method of claim 9, in a biological sample from a subject, wherein an abnormal level relative to the level thereof in a control subject is diagnostic of said condition.
 95. The method of claim 94 wherein said conditions include Alzheimer's Disease.
 96. A method to diagnose subjects suffering from conditions associated with abnormal regulation of the APP pathway comprising measuring the mRNA level and/or the level or activity of polypeptides encoded by any one or more of the human homologs of a genetic modifier identified according to the method of claim 13, in a biological sample from a subject, wherein an abnormal level relative to the level thereof in a control subject is diagnostic of said condition.
 97. The method of claim 96 wherein said conditions include Alzheimer's Disease.
 98. A method to diagnose subjects suffering from conditions associated with abnormal regulation of the APP pathway comprising measuring the mRNA level and/or the level or activity of polypeptides encoded by any one or more of the human homologs of a genetic modifier selected from the group consisting of those disclosed in Table 1, in a biological sample from a subject, wherein an abnormal level relative to the level thereof in a control subject is diagnostic of said condition.
 99. The method of claim 98 wherein said conditions include Alzheimer's Disease.
 100. The method of claim 98 wherein said human homolog is selected from the group consisting of hCP50765, (SEQ ID NO. 35), hCP41313 (SEQ ID NO 15, SEQ ID NO 17, SEQ ID NO 53), hCP33787 (SEQ ID NO 41) and hCP51594 (SEQ ID NO 43).
 101. The method of claim 100 wherein said conditions include Alzheimer's Disease.
 102. A method to treat, prevent or ameliorate conditions associated with abnormal regulation of the APP pathway comprising introducing nucleic acids encoding any one or more of the human homologs of a genetic modifier identified according to the method of claim 9 into one or more tissues of a subject in need thereof resulting in expression and/or secretion by cells within the subject of one or more proteins encoded by the nucleic acids.
 103. The method of claim 102 wherein said conditions include Alzheimer's Disease.
 104. A method to treat, prevent or ameliorate conditions associated with abnormal regulation of the APP pathway comprising introducing nucleic acids encoding any one or more of the human homologs of a genetic modifier identified according to the method of claim 13 into one or more tissues of a subject in need thereof resulting in expression and/or secretion by cells within the subject of one or more proteins encoded by the nucleic acids.
 105. The method of claim 104 wherein said conditions include Alzheimer's Disease.
 106. A method to treat, prevent or ameliorate conditions associated with abnormal regulation of the APP pathway comprising introducing nucleic acids encoding any one or more of the human homologs of a genetic modifier selected from the group consisting of those disclosed in Table 1 into one or more tissues of a subject in need thereof resulting in expression and/or secretion by cells within the subject of one or more proteins encoded by the nucleic acids.
 107. The method of claim 106 wherein said conditions include Alzheimer's Disease.
 108. The method of claim 106 wherein said human homolog is selected from the group consisting of hCP50765, (SEQ ID NO. 35), hCP41313 (SEQ ID NO 15, SEQ ID NO 17, SEQ ID NO 53), hCP33787 (SEQ ID NO 41) and hCP51594 (SEQ ID NO 43).
 109. The method of claim 108 wherein said conditions include Alzheimer's Disease. 